Open AccessBeta-Blockers in High-Risk Outpatients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease are Associated with All-Cause Mortality – The STATUETTE Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Mathias Damkjær,
Charlotte Suppli Ulrik,
Nina Skavlan Godtfredsen,
Kjell Erik Julius Håkansson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/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.s315151
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , hazard ratio , cohort , retrospective cohort study , proportional hazards model , cohort study , confidence interval
Beta-blockers have been proposed to improve COPD-related outcomes, yet studies report conflicting results. We aimed to investigate the effect of beta blockers on time-to-first exacerbation and all-cause mortality in high-risk COPD outpatients.