EXAcerbations of COPD and their OutcomeS on CardioVascular diseases (EXACOS-CV) Programme: protocol of multicountry observational cohort studies.

Clementine NordonKirsty RhodesJennifer Kathleen QuintClaus F VogelmeierSami Olavi SimonsNathaniel M HawkinsJonathan MarshallMario OuwensEdeltraut GarbeHana Mullerova

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

Studies have been approved in Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, where an institutional review board is mandated. For each study, the results will be published in peer-reviewed journals.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cardiovascular disease
cross sectional
cystic fibrosis
randomized controlled trial
lung function
study protocol
type diabetes
meta analyses
systematic review
adipose tissue
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular events
drug administration
weight loss