… evaluate the relationship between CVD and exacerbation rates and mortality in a well-… Test
score, and exacerbation rate, the cohort did contain the whole range of disease severity. We …

… disease (CVD). We investigated the association between COPD exacerbations and major
cardiovascular … association between COPD exacerbations and major cardiovascular events in …

… we review the significant burden of cardiovascular disease in COPD and discuss the clinical
and pathological links between acute exacerbations of COPD and cardiovascular disease. …

… (COPD) and cardiac disease. Seasonal influences on exacerbation rates in adults with
severe COPD but without significant cardiovascular disease are unclear. In addition, regional …

… Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disease of the lung
associated with progressive airflow limitation and punctuated by episodes of acute exacerbation. …

… pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the acute exacerbation when both pathologies
co-exist: decompensated cardiac disease, COPD exacerbation, underlying infection or another …

… 43 564 (30.5%) patients with an incidence rate prior to exacerbation of 5.43 (95% CI 5.36 to
… a severe exacerbation, though greater and more prolonged following severe exacerbation. …

… in the prevention of COPD exacerbations), statin therapy did not decrease exacerbation
rates [116]. However, patients with diabetes and coronary heart disease were not included in …

… Why are patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at increased risk of cardiovascular
diseases? The potential role of systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary …

… Our data are limited to hospitalized patients, whereas most COPD and asthma exacerbations
are treated in an outpatient setting; thus, our findings are more likely to be driven by …