Javier de Miguel-Díez, Julio Núñez Villota, Salud Santos Pérez, Nicolás Manito Lorite, Bernardino Alcázar Navarrete, Juan Francisco Delgado Jiménez, Juan José Soler-Cataluña, Domingo Pascual Figal, Patricia Sobradillo Ecenarro, Juan José Gómez Doblas
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) frequently coexist, increasing the prevalence of both entities and impacting on symptoms and prognosis. CVD should be suspected in patients with COPD who have high/very high risk scores on validated scales, frequent exacerbations, precordial pain, disproportionate dyspnea, or palpitations. They should be referred to cardiology if they have palpitations of unknown cause or angina pain. COPD should be suspected in patients with CVD if they have recurrent bronchitis, cough and expectoration, or disproportionate dyspnea...
February 1, 2024: Archivos de Bronconeumología