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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Main Authors: Jennifer K Quint, Hana Müllerova, Clementine Nordon, Nathaniel M Hawkins, Jonathan Marshall, Sami O Simons, Kirsty Rhodes, Claus F Vogelmeier, Mario Ouwens, Edeltraut Garbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-04-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/4/e070022.full