Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have at least one
additional, clinically relevant chronic disease. Those with the most severe airflow obstruction …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health issue with high social and
economic costs. Concomitant chronic cardiac disorders are frequent in patients with COPD …

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has published the
complete 2023 GOLD report, which can be freely downloaded from its web page (www …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are indicated for the prevention of exacerbations in COPD;
however, a significant proportion of patients at low risk of exacerbations are treated with …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term that covers many
clinical subtypes with clearly different pulmonary and extra-pulmonary characteristics, but …

This study aimed to describe the prevalence of comorbidities associated with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their relation with relevant outcomes. A …

Background Aging is an important risk factor for most chronic diseases. Patients with COPD
develop more comorbidities than non-COPD subjects. We hypothesized that the …

Rationale and objective Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
usually diagnosed after the 6th decade, frequently suffer from comorbidities. Whether COPD …

Due to well-conducted epidemiological studies and advances in genetics, molecular
biology, translational research, the advent of computed tomography of the lungs and …

Life expectancy has increased, partly due to significant improvements in the treatment of
communicable diseases. This has resulted in an epidemiologic transition from early mortality …