title: Cardiovascular disease in asthma and COPD: a population-based retrospective cross-sectional study.
abstract: We conducted a large population-based retrospective cross-sectional study for determining the extent of clinically recognized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, and the prevalence of associated cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), using information obtained from the Health Search Database (HSD) owned by the Italian College of General Practitioners (SIMG). Our study provides further evidence that patients with the diagnosis of COPD are at increased association with the diagnosis of most CVDs. It also documents that age clusters between 35 and 54 years are those at highest association of simultaneous presence of the diagnosis of CVD and that of COPD, with a progressive significant reduction in older age clusters. Moreover, it shows that the diagnosis of asthma is modestly associated with the diagnosis of different CV morbidities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. mario.cazzola@uniroma2.it
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cazzola
authors.forename: Luigino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calzetta
authors.forename: Germano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bettoncelli
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cricelli
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: Maria Gabriella
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Matera
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rogliani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*