Cardiovascular disease and COPD: dangerous liaisons?

KF Rabe, JR Hurst, S Suissa - European Respiratory Review, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
frequently occur together and their coexistence is associated with worse outcomes than …

Red blood cell distribution width: a simple parameter with multiple clinical applications

GL Salvagno, F Sanchis-Gomar… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a simple and inexpensive parameter, which
reflects the degree of heterogeneity of erythrocyte volume (conventionally known as …

Defining the relationship between COPD and CVD: what are the implications for clinical practice?

AD Morgan, R Zakeri, JK Quint - Therapeutic advances in …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are arguably the most important comorbidities in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). CVDs are common in people with COPD, and their …

Ageing and the epidemiology of multimorbidity

MJ Divo, CH Martinez… - European Respiratory …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The world's population is ageing and an important part of this demographic shift is the
development of chronic illness. In short, a person who does not die of acute illnesses, such …

COPD and multimorbidity: recognising and addressing a syndemic occurrence

LM Fabbri, BR Celli, A Agustí, GJ Criner… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have at least one
additional, clinically relevant chronic disease. Those with the most severe airflow obstruction …

Pulmonary angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and inflammatory lung disease

H Jia - Shock, 2016 - journals.lww.com
In response to infectious and, in some instances, noninfectious insults, the affected
tissues/cells of the host undergo inflammation. However, uncontrolled inflammation could be …

Redox signaling at the crossroads of human health and disease

J Zuo, Z Zhang, M Luo, L Zhou, EC Nice, W Zhang… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Redox biology is at the core of life sciences, accompanied by the close correlation of redox
processes with biological activities. Redox homeostasis is a prerequisite for human health …

COPD and its comorbidities: impact, measurement and mechanisms

NA Negewo, PG Gibson, VM McDonald - Respirology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently coexists with other conditions
often known as comorbidities. The prevalence of most of the common comorbid conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its role in cardiovascular disease and lung cancer

PT King - Clinical and translational medicine, 2015 - Springer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by lung inflammation that
persists after smoking cessation. This inflammation is heterogeneous but the key …

[HTML][HTML] Leitlinie zur Diagnostik und Therapie von Patienten mit chronisch obstruktiver Bronchitis und Lungenemphysem (COPD)

C Vogelmeier, R Buhl, O Burghuber, CP Criée… - …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Das vorliegende Dokument ist eine Neufassung und Aktualisierung der Leitlinie zur
Diagnostik und Therapie von Patienten mit COPD, die die bisherige Version aus dem Jahr …