… of the risk factors that independently predict COPD mortality … risk) to 10 (highest risk). The
BODE index was validated in a prospective cohort of 625 patients with a wide range of COPD …

… that might alter the risk of mortality in hospitalised … COPD patients, hospitalised for acute
exacerbation of COPD, included comorbidities in its assessment of risk factors for 1-yr mortality …

… of COPD has increased as mortality from heart attacks and strokes, both of which share a
common risk factor with COPD (ie, … in COPD mortality for females and fourth highest for males. …

… have in analysing factors associated with short-term outcomes among COPD patients. To …
mortality from hospital admission in a cohort of COPD patients, using both the causal mortality …

… COPD is characterized by chronic inflammation in the … risk factor for cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and more specifically ischemic heart disease, COPD patients share other risk factors …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a common and important cause of
morbidity and mortality … The increasing trends of COPD prevalence, morbidity, and mortality …

… The objective of this study was to assess the causes of death and risk factors for mortality
in a cohort of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …

… the factors predictive of survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD…
parameters, exercise tolerance, and quality of life influence survival in patients with COPD. …

… of COPD. The objective of this report was to evaluate the impact of COPD on mortality and
… risk factor while we found COPD and impaired lung function still being strong and significant …

… predictor of cardiac mortality as established risk factors such as … outcomes in patients with
COPD, in the present section, we … between COPD and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. …