title: Is COPD really a cardiovascular disease?
authors: Dr. Sin is Associate Professor of Medicine, Canada Research Chair in COPD, University of British Columbia, and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Senior Scholar, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address: dsin@mrl.ubc.ca.
authors: Don D
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authors: Sin
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002423:Cause of Death; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis