Major cardiovascular events in patients with severe COPD with and without asthma: a nationwide cohort study.
Barbara BonnesenPradeesh SivapalanAnna Kjær KristensenMats Christian Højbjerg LassenKristoffer Grundtvig SkaarupEma RastoderRikke SørensenJosefin EklöfTor Biering-SorensenJens-Ulrik Stæhr JensenPublished in: ERJ open research (2022)
Among patients with COPD, asthma as a comorbid condition is associated with substantially increased risk of cardiovascular events. The signal was an increased risk of 20-25%. Based on our study and other smaller studies, asthma can be considered a risk factor for cardiovascular events among COPD patients.