Pulmonary arterial enlargement predicts long-term survival in COPD patients.

Juan Pablo de-TorresAna EzpondaAna B AlcaideArantza CampoJuan BertoJessica GonzalezJavier J ZuluetaCiro CasanovaLuisa Elena Rodriguez-DelgadoBartolome R CelliGorka Bastarrika

Published in: PloS one (2018)

In this prospective observational study of COPD patients with mild to moderate airflow limitation, PAE was the best predictor of long-term survival along with age.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
end stage renal disease
lung function
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes