title: [COPD: beyond the respiratory system].
abstract: COPD is a respiratory disease associated with multiple extrapulmonary comorbidities: cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, depression and psychological disorders are the most prevalent. Comorbidities, especially ischemic heart disease, represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in COPD patients. The putative link between COPD and comorbidities could be the low-grade systemic inflammation, which is common in COPD. The presence of multiple comorbidities has a strong impact on the management of COPD patients.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Larrey, pôle respiratoire, 24, chemin de Pouvourville, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France. Electronic address: escamilla.r@chu-toulouse.fr.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Escamilla
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002423:Cause of Death; D015897:Comorbidity; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D018450:Disease Progression; D058006:General Practice; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators