Study of cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized AECOPD patients

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in exacerbation (AECOPD) have considerable cardiovascular risk, and different cardiovascular diseases are common during exacerbations. Both diseases share several similarities such as, age of the patients, a common risk factor which is smoki...

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Main Authors: Mohamed El-Shabrawy, Ahmed S. Eldamanhory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300796
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description Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in exacerbation (AECOPD) have considerable cardiovascular risk, and different cardiovascular diseases are common during exacerbations. Both diseases share several similarities such as, age of the patients, a common risk factor which is smoking and symptoms of exertional dyspnea. Little is known about the magnitude of underlying cardiovascular insult during COPD exacerbations. Objectives: To assess the presence of different associated cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in subjects hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and its effect on the outcome. Settings and design: Prospective, observational study conducted in Chest and Cardiology Departments, Zagazig University Hospitals. Patients and methods: There were total 252 patients included in our study after fulfilling the inclusion criteria, patients were subjected to, full history taking, clinical examination, plain chest X-ray, PFTs (post bronchodilators FEV1 <0.7), ECG, echocardiograghy. Results: COPD patients in exacerbation with CVD, were significantly more likely to have longer duration of hospital stay (p < 0.0001), high CRP level (p < 0.001), more frequent mechanical ventilations (p < 0.001), two or more exacerbations per year (p < 0.0001) and the mortality was (p < 0.01). Also, they have GOLD grade III/IV severe (43.5%) and very severe (19.5%) air flow limitation. The high percentage of them had (64.8%) pulmonary hypertension, (37.3%) systemic arterial hypertension, (31.5%) arrhythmia, (27.8%) ischemic heart diseases and (21.3%) heart failure. Conclusions: The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in patients hospitalized for COPD in Zagazig University Hospital was high. Age, sex and CVD trends, as well as life style changes, should be considered when prevention and control strategies are formulated.
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spelling doaj.art-5f78ed7fdcd145c3812312a4669760d92022-12-21T22:33:39ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis0422-76382017-01-01661172510.1016/j.ejcdt.2016.08.008Study of cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized AECOPD patientsMohamed El-Shabrawy0Ahmed S. Eldamanhory1Chest Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, EgyptCardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, EgyptBackground: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in exacerbation (AECOPD) have considerable cardiovascular risk, and different cardiovascular diseases are common during exacerbations. Both diseases share several similarities such as, age of the patients, a common risk factor which is smoking and symptoms of exertional dyspnea. Little is known about the magnitude of underlying cardiovascular insult during COPD exacerbations. Objectives: To assess the presence of different associated cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in subjects hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and its effect on the outcome. Settings and design: Prospective, observational study conducted in Chest and Cardiology Departments, Zagazig University Hospitals. Patients and methods: There were total 252 patients included in our study after fulfilling the inclusion criteria, patients were subjected to, full history taking, clinical examination, plain chest X-ray, PFTs (post bronchodilators FEV1 <0.7), ECG, echocardiograghy. Results: COPD patients in exacerbation with CVD, were significantly more likely to have longer duration of hospital stay (p < 0.0001), high CRP level (p < 0.001), more frequent mechanical ventilations (p < 0.001), two or more exacerbations per year (p < 0.0001) and the mortality was (p < 0.01). Also, they have GOLD grade III/IV severe (43.5%) and very severe (19.5%) air flow limitation. The high percentage of them had (64.8%) pulmonary hypertension, (37.3%) systemic arterial hypertension, (31.5%) arrhythmia, (27.8%) ischemic heart diseases and (21.3%) heart failure. Conclusions: The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in patients hospitalized for COPD in Zagazig University Hospital was high. Age, sex and CVD trends, as well as life style changes, should be considered when prevention and control strategies are formulated.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300796COPDCardiovascular diseasesPulmonary hypertension (PH)Mechanical ventilation (MV)
spellingShingle Mohamed El-Shabrawy
Ahmed S. Eldamanhory
Study of cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized AECOPD patients
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
COPD
Cardiovascular diseases
Pulmonary hypertension (PH)
Mechanical ventilation (MV)
title Study of cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized AECOPD patients
title_full Study of cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized AECOPD patients
title_fullStr Study of cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized AECOPD patients
title_full_unstemmed Study of cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized AECOPD patients
title_short Study of cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized AECOPD patients
title_sort study of cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized aecopd patients
topic COPD
Cardiovascular diseases
Pulmonary hypertension (PH)
Mechanical ventilation (MV)
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