The impact of ischemic heart disease on symptoms, health status, and exacerbations in patients with COPD.

Abstract

Comorbid IHD is associated with worse health status, lower exercise capacity, and more dyspnea in stable patients with COPD as well as with longer exacerbations but not with an increased exacerbation frequency.

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2012-04-04

Journal

Chest
Chest (1931-3543)

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Language

Eng.

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Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, University College London Medical School, London, NW3 2PF, England. anant.patel [at] ucl.ac.uk

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Chest. 2012 Apr;141(4):851-7

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