| Title |
High prevalence of COPD in atherosclerosis patients
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| Published in |
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.2147/copd.s141988 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Izabela Tuleta, Tarik Farrag, Laura Busse, Carmen Pizarro, Christian Schaefer, Simon Pingel, Georg Nickenig, Dirk Skowasch, Nadjib Schahab |
| Abstract |
Atherosclerosis and COPD are both systemic inflammatory diseases that may influence each other. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of COPD in patients with cerebral and/or peripheral artery disease and to assess factors associated with the presence of COPD. Following the diagnosis of cerebral and/or peripheral artery disease by means of duplex sonography, 166 consecutive patients underwent body plethysmography with capillary blood gas analysis. Thereafter, blood tests with determination of different parameters such as lipid profile, inflammatory and coagulation markers were conducted in remaining 136 patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria of the study. Thirty-six out of 136 patients suffered from COPD, mostly in early stages of the disease. Residual volume indicating emphysema was increased (162.9%±55.9% vs 124.5%±37.0%, p<0.05) and diffusion capacity was decreased (55.1%±19.5% vs 75.3%±18.6%, p<0.05) in COPD patients vs non-COPD group. In capillary blood gas analysis, COPD patients had lower partial pressure of oxygen (70.9±11.5 vs 75.2±11.0 mmHg, p<0.05) and higher partial pressure of carbon dioxide (36.8±7.5 vs 34.4±4.4 mmHg, p<0.05) compared with non-COPD individuals. Presence of COPD was associated with predominance of diabetes mellitus, interleukin-8-related systemic neutrophilic inflammation and anemia. In conclusion, COPD is highly prevalent in patients with atherosclerotic artery disease. |
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| Spain | 5 | 22% |
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| Canada | 2 | 9% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 4% |
| Italy | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Argentina | 1 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 35% |
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| Scientists | 1 | 4% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 13% |
| Researcher | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 21% |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 8% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 8 | 21% |
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