title: Systemic inflammation and comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: The relationship between systemic inflammation and comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is unclear. This article discusses (1) the prevalence and clinical impact of comorbidities in COPD; (2) the current knowledge on definition, prevalence, consequences, and treatment of systemic inflammation in COPD; and (3) the relationship of systemic inflammation and lung cancer in COPD.
authors.affiliation: Institut del Tòrax, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Escala 3, Planta 5, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. alvar.agusti@clinic.ub.es
authors.forename: Alvar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agustí
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Faner
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*