In patients with COPD, an acute worsening of respiratory symptoms is often described as an
exacerbation. Exacerbations are associated with a significant increase in mortality …

Introduction Natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is punctuated
by exacerbations; however, little is known about prognosis of the first-ever COPD …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common
causes of mortality and a major contributor to morbidity. Longitudinal clinical practice data …

Background and Aim Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) carry
significant consequences for patients and are responsible for considerable health-care costs …

Purpose A number of analyses have shown the immediate impact of COPD exacerbations
on health status. However, none evaluated the long-term correlation between health status …

Introduction In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the risk of
certain cardiovascular (CV) events is increased by threefold to fivefold in the year following …

COPD is the fourth leading cause of death and affects nearly 400 million worldwide, causing
much disability as well as early mortality [1]. Management should be tailored to each patient …

Objectives To evaluate risk factors associated with exacerbation frequency in primary care.
Information on exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has mainly …

The aim of our study was to estimate the case fatality of a severe exacerbation from long-
term survival data presented in the literature. A literature search identified studies …

Objective To examine the risk of adverse cardiovascular (CV) events following an
exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods This retrospective …