Breathlessness, but not cough, suggests chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in elderly smokers with stable heart failure

Breathlessness, but not cough, suggests chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in elderly smokers with stable heart failure

Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common comorbidity of heart failure (HF), but remains often undiagnosed, and we aimed to identify symptoms predicting COPD in HF. As part of an observational, prospective study, we investigated stable smokers with a confirmed diagnosis of HF...

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Main Authors: Sara Roversi, Piera Boschetto, Bianca Beghe’, Michela Schito, Martina Garofalo, Mariarita Stendardo, Valentina Ruggieri, Roberto Tonelli, Alessandro Fucili, Roberto D’Amico, Federico Banchelli, Leonardo M. Fabbri, Enrico M. Clini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-10-01
Series:Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40248-018-0148-1

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