Elevated QRISK2 score in patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of COPD versus stable COPD outpatients

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jan 20:179:312-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.065. Epub 2014 Nov 6.

Authors

Elisa Pagliaroli¹, Divya Mohan², Vijay Padmanaban³, Paolo Palange⁴, Sarah Elkin³, Michael I Polkey²

Affiliations

¹ Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Royal Brompton Hospital & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Imperial College, London, UK.
³ St Marys Hospital, Chest and Allergy, Imperial College, London, UK.
⁴ Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 25464473
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.065

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD); Cardiovascular disease; QRISK2 score.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Biomarkers / blood
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology*
Female
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
London
Male
Outpatients / statistics & numerical data*
Phenotype
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology*
Respiratory Function Tests
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment / methods*

Substances

Biomarkers