Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a cardiovascular risk factor. Results of a case&ndash;control study (CONSISTE study) | Zendy

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a cardiovascular risk factor. Results of a case–control study (CONSISTE study)

Author(s) -

Pilar Lucas,

José Luís Izquierdo Alonso,

Gonzalez-Moro,

F. Francés,

Violeta López,

José M. Bellón

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of copd

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1178-2005

pISSN - 1176-9106

DOI - 10.2147/copd.s36222

Subject(s) - medicine , copd , comorbidity , risk factor , odds ratio , case control study , diabetes mellitus , dyslipidemia , univariate analysis , disease , cardiology , multivariate analysis , endocrinology

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients present a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease. This excess of comorbidity could be related to a common pathogenic mechanism, but it could also be explained by the existence of common risk factors. The objective of this study was to determine whether COPD patients present greater cardiovascular comorbidity than control subjects and whether COPD can be considered a risk factor per se.

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