Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease in adults aged 40 years and above: data from NHANES 2013–2018

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are two major age-related diseases prevalent in the elderly. However, it is unclear whether there is a higher prevalence of one or more CVDs in COPD patients compared to those without COPD, and the magn...

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Main Authors: Hong Chen, Xiaojia Luo, Yuejun Du, Chenyun He, Yanjun Lu, Zixuan Shi, Jin Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02606-1