EXAcerbations of COPD and their OutcomeS on CardioVascular diseases (EXACOS-CV) Programme: protocol of multicountry observational cohort studies
Introduction In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the risk of certain cardiovascular (CV) events is increased by threefold to fivefold in the year following acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD), compared with a non-exacerbation period. While the effect of severe AECOPD is we...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-04-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/4/e070022.full |