Abstract Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often associated
with comorbidities, especially cardiovascular, that have a heavy burden in terms of …

Background Multimorbidity plays an important role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) but is also a feature of ageing. We estimated to what extent increases in the …

Objective To describe the burden of moderate to severe exacerbations and all-cause
mortality; the secondary objectives were to analyze treatment patterns and changes over …

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the association of comorbid heart disease,
defined as chronic heart failure or ischemic heart disease, on all-cause and cause-specific …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of
morbidity and mortality around the world. The aim of our study was to determine the …

Rationale As the prevalence of multimorbidity increases, understanding the impact of
isolated comorbidities in people COPD becomes increasingly challenging. A simplified …

Background Multimorbidity has already become common in primary care and will be a
challenge in the future. Primary care in Sweden participates to a great extent in the care of …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic, often progressive disease,
which in most patients is caused by tobacco smoking. Our study focuses on differences in …

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of
death in the United States. Patients with COPD often suffer from various co-morbidities, such …

Background It is difficult to assess the impact of multiple comorbidities on clinical outcomes
in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this study, we aimed to investigate …