Carotid intima-media thickness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and survival: A multicenter prospective study.

Gazi GulbasMuzaffer Onur TuranNurhan SariogluOzlem Ercen Diken Nalan OganEsra Ekbic KadiogluErcan KurtipekFulsen Bozkus Nilgün Yılmaz DemirciAyşe Coskun BeyanLevent Cem MutluSezgi Sahin DuyarSami DenizNevin FazliogluAysun SengulHakan TanriverdiOğuzhan OkutanPakize Ayse TuranHandan İnonuMediha Gonenc OrtakoyluHuseyin LakadamyaliTulay KivancOzgur AtliOzer ÖzdemirA Filiz KoşarArzu MiriciMecit Suerdem

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2019)

This study is the first regarding CIMT with combined GOLD assessment groups. It has revealed important findings supporting the increase in atherosclerosis risk in COPD patients. We recommend Doppler USG of the carotid artery in COPD patients at severe stages.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
end stage renal disease
lung function
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular disease
early onset
optical coherence tomography
metabolic syndrome
cross sectional
patient reported outcomes
air pollution