Exacerbations Predict Severe Cardiovascular Events in Patients with COPD and Stable Cardiovascular Disease-A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study.

In patients with known CVD, severe COPD exacerbations are associated with increased odds of major CV events that occur within 30 days post exacerbation, highlighting the need to prevent exacerbations in COPD patients with concomitant CVD to potentially improve both respiratory and CV health.