Abstract
COPD is a respiratory disease associated with multiple extrapulmonary comorbidities: cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, depression and psychological disorders are the most prevalent. Comorbidities, especially ischemic heart disease, represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in COPD patients. The putative link between COPD and comorbidities could be the low-grade systemic inflammation, which is common in COPD. The presence of multiple comorbidities has a strong impact on the management of COPD patients.
Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.
MeSH terms
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Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis
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Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
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Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology
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Cardiovascular Diseases / therapy
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Cause of Death
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Comorbidity
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Cooperative Behavior
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Disease Progression
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General Practice
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Humans
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Inflammation Mediators / blood
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Interdisciplinary Communication
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis*
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / mortality
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology*
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy
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Risk Factors
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Survival Rate
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnosis
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / mortality
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / physiopathology
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / therapy