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 …

The role of cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary vascular endothelial cell apoptosis in COPD

Q Song, P Chen, XM Liu - Respiratory Research, 2021 - Springer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common chronic
respiratory diseases with high morbidity and mortality. It has become the fifth most burdened …

[HTML][HTML] The German COPD cohort COSYCONET: aims, methods and descriptive analysis of the study population at baseline

A Karch, C Vogelmeier, T Welte, R Bals, HU Kauczor… - Respiratory …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The German COPD cohort study COSYCONET (“COPD and SYstemic
consequences-COmorbidities NETwork”) investigates the interaction of lung disease …

Prevalence, management and impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 4,200,000 patients

GF Romiti, B Corica, E Pipitone, M Vitolo… - European Heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aim Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in atrial fibrillation (AF)
patients is unclear, and its association with adverse outcomes is often overlooked. Our aim …

[HTML][HTML] Tongxinluo prevents chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with atherosclerosis by inhibiting ferroptosis and protecting against pulmonary …

Y Wang, X Kuang, Y Yin, N Han, L Chang… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular comorbidities are pervasive in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and often result in serious adverse cardiovascular events. Tongxinluo (TXL) has …

Roles of mesenchymal cells in the lung: from lung development to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A Nasri, F Foisset, E Ahmed, Z Lahmar, I Vachier… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mesenchymal cells are an essential cell type because of their role in tissue support, their
multilineage differentiation capacities and their potential clinical applications. They play a …

MicroRNAs as potential regulators of immune response networks in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

JA Cañas, JM Rodrigo-Muñoz, B Sastre… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are an important factor of morbidity and mortality,
accounting for approximately 6% of total deaths worldwide. The main CRDs are asthma and …

Molecular characteristics and treatment of endothelial dysfunction in patients with COPD: a review article

B Szucs, C Szucs, M Petrekanits, JT Varga - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show systemic consequences,
such as chronic systemic inflammation leading to changes in the airway, airway …

[HTML][HTML] Direct and indirect costs of COPD and its comorbidities: results from the German COSYCONET study

ME Wacker, RA Jörres, H Schulz, J Heinrich… - Respiratory …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Reliable up-to-date estimates regarding the economic impact of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are lacking. This study investigates COPD excess …

Assessing health-related quality of life in COPD: comparing generic and disease-specific instruments with focus on comorbidities

ME Wacker, RA Jörres, A Karch, S Wilke… - BMC pulmonary …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) influences different
aspects of patient's health-related quality of life (HRQL). While disease-specific HRQL …