In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), comorbidities and worse functional status
predict worse outcomes, but how these predictors compare with regard to different outcomes …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered one of the leading causes of
mortality. Cardiovascular comorbidities are diagnosed often in COPD patients, not only …

Objective Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) commonly present
with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We investigated the association between COPD …

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and concomitant disease leads to reduced quality of life …

Purpose Co-morbidities are common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of the present study was to …

ABSTRACT Introduction Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) commonly co-exist. Outcomes of people living with both …

Methods The ACCESS (Assessment of Comorbidities in COPD in European Symptomatic
Subjects) study (NCT01516528; GlaxoSmithKline study 115058) was a prospective …

Background Current risk factors for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease mortality focus
only on overall and respiratory death. We investigated whether risk factors for each specific …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often co-
exist. 1, 2 This is not surprising given their shared risk factors including, but not limited to …

Objectives The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017
classified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients into more and less …