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Prevalence of comorbidities according to predominant phenotype and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2016
Camiciottoli Gianna, Bigazzi Francesca, Magni Chiara, Bonti Viola, Diciotti Stefano, Bartolucci Maurizio, Mascalchi Mario, Pistolesi Massimo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In addition to lung involvement, several other diseases and syndromes coexist in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our purpose was to investigate the prevalence of idiopathic arterial hypertension (IAH), ischemic heart disease, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), diabetes, osteoporosis, and anxious depressive syndrome in a clinical setting of COPD outpatients...
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