title: Elevated QRISK2 score in patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of COPD versus stable COPD outpatients.
authors.affiliation: Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: pagliarolielisa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pagliaroli
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton Hospital & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.affiliation: St Marys Hospital, Chest and Allergy, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Padmanaban
authors.affiliation: Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palange
authors.affiliation: St Marys Hospital, Chest and Allergy, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elkin
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton Hospital & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Michael I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Polkey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010641:Phenotype; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD); Cardiovascular disease; QRISK2 score