Background Discrepancy exists amongst studies investigating the effect of comorbid heart
failure (HF) on the morbidity and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are increasingly
common and often coexist. Together they probably cause or complicate about 10% of all …

Rationale: Pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
has been related to smaller cardiac chamber sizes and impaired cardiac function. Currently …

Aims The aim is to evaluate associations of lung function impairment with risk of incident
heart failure (HF). Methods and results Data were pooled across eight US population-based …

Despite declines in total cardiovascular mortality rates in the United States, heart failure (HF)
mortality rates as well as hospitalizations and readmissions have increased in the past …

Rationale Heart failure (HF) management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
is often delayed or suboptimal. Objectives To examine the effect of HF and HF medication …

Background: Systematic inflammation, nutritional status, and cardiovascular function have
been associated with the outcomes of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background Heart failure (HF) commonly arises as a complication to cardiovascular
diseases and is closely associated with various comorbidities. The impacts of these …

Rationale: Heart failure (HF) is a common comorbidity in the chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) population, but previous research has shown underrecognition. Objectives …

Background Both single factors and composite measures have been suggested to predict
mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and there is a need …