Current symptom-based risk scores for stable coronary artery disease evaluation are not applicable in COPD patients.
Christoph BeyerAlex PizziniAnna BoehmJudith Loeffler-RaggGuenter WeissGudrun FeuchtnerAxel BauerGuy FriedrichFabian PlankPublished in: ERJ open research (2020)
Patients with COPD are insufficiently evaluated for CAD due to overlapping symptoms. Current CAD risk scores for stable chest pain appear inappropriate for patients with COPD.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular events
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- cystic fibrosis
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported
- depressive symptoms
- left ventricular
- sleep quality