Open AccessComparison of Functional Capacity and Symptoms of COPD Patients with and without Pulmonary Hypertension
Author(s) -
Fikriye Kalkan,
Elif Yılmazel Uçar,
Kamuran Kalkan,
Ömer Araz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the eurasian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1308-8742
pISSN - 1308-8734
DOI - 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.19391
Subject(s) - copd , medicine , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , pulmonary function testing , prospective cohort study , pulmonary disease , ventilation (architecture) , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , engineering
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with a decrease in the survival rate of patients with COPD. Our aim was to investigate whether PH impairs the functional capacity and symptoms in patients with COPD. In addition, we aimed to evaluate the correlation between the functional capacity and symptoms score in patients with COPD.