Background It is often stated that heart disease is underdiagnosed in COPD. Evidence for
this statement comes from primary studies, but these have not been synthesised to provide a …

Background and objective Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are frequent in patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Likewise, chronic bronchial infection (CBI) …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) worsens prognosis in patients
with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the cardiovascular prognosis in patients with …

Background Nation-wide hospitalization databases include diagnostic information at the
level of an entire population over an extended period of time. Comorbidity network and early …

Previous studies reported a robust relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Systemic inflammation has been …

Background Changes in brain structure and cognitive decline occur in Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD). They also occur with smoking and coronary artery disease …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a common, preventable and treatable disease
that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to …

Myocardial strain analysis, which describes myocardial deformation (shortening or
lengthening), provides more detailed information about left ventricular (LV) and atrial (LA) …

The role of lung transplantation is to provide survival and quality of life benefits to patients
with advanced lung disease. In this chapter, focusing on chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Background Heart failure and …