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Echocardiographic abnormalities and their impact on health status in patients with COPD referred for pulmonary rehabilitation

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Both patients with cardiac diseases as well as those with COPD report an impaired health status. The frequencies of objectively assessed co‐morbid cardiac diseases and their impact on health status… Click to show full abstract

Both patients with cardiac diseases as well as those with COPD report an impaired health status. The frequencies of objectively assessed co‐morbid cardiac diseases and their impact on health status in patients with COPD are unknown. We aimed to investigate echocardiographic abnormalities and their impact on health status in a large cohort of patients with COPD referred for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).

Keywords: patients copd; health status; health; status patients; impact health

Journal Title: Respirology
Year Published: 2017

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