Executive summary Despite substantial progress in reducing the global impact of many non-
communicable diseases, including heart disease and cancer, morbidity and mortality due to …

Oxidative stress driven by several environmental and local airway factors associated with
chronic obstructive bronchiolitis, a hallmark feature of COPD, plays a crucial role in disease …

Background and Purpose Cardiovascular disease affects up to half of the patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exerting deleterious impact on health …

Study Objectives: The coexistence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) in a single individual, also known as overlap syndrome (OVS) …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterized by persistent
airflow limitation, and is associated with abnormal inflammatory responses in the lungs to …

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

Rationale: Cardiovascular events following COPD exacerbations are recognised. Studies to
date have been post-hoc analyses of trials, did not differentiate exacerbation severity …

Aim Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an autosomal co-dominant condition that predisposes
individuals to early-onset emphysema. As with COPD, AATD-COPD is associated with …

COPD and cardiovascular disease have complicated interrelationships. Further mechanistic
studies may lead to defining better targets for interventions. Education for medical …