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Background  It is necessary to analyze the CT pulmonary vascular parameters and disease severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients to provide evidence support for the management of COPD.    Methods  COPD patients on acute exacerbation admitted to our hospital from COPD patients from January 2019 to March 2020 was selected. The characteristics and ratio of the cross-sectional area (CSA) of small pulmonary vessels to the total area of the lung field, and the ratio of pulmonary artery and aorta (PA/A) cross-sectional diameter in patients with COPD were analyzed.    Results  A total of 128 COPD patients were included. There were significant differences in the duration of COPD, smoking history, the PaO 2 , PaCO 2 , pH, and FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC among COPD patients with different severity (all p < 0.05). The duration of COPD, smoking, PaO 2 , PaCO 2 , CSA and PA/A were correlated with the COPD severity (all  p  < 0.05). Both CSA, PA/A were correlated with post BD FEV1 (all  p  < 0.05). The cutoff value of CSA and PA/A for the diagnosis of severe COPD was 0.61 and 0.87 respectively, and the AUC of CSA and PA/A for the diagnosis of severe COPD was 0.724 and 0.782 respectively.    Conclusions  Patients with CSA ≤ 0.61 and PA/A ≥ 0.87 may have higher risks for severe COPD, and more studies are needed in the future to further elucidate the management of COPD.

The CT pulmonary vascular parameters and disease severity in COPD patients on acute exacerbation: a correlation analysis