title: Cardiovascular comorbidities in hospitalised COPD patients: a determinant of future risk?
authors.affiliation: 3rd Respiratory Medicine Dept, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Andriana I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Medicine Dept, Amalia Fleming Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bartziokas
authors.affiliation: 2nd Respiratory Medicine Dept, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Stelios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loukides
authors.affiliation: 3rd Respiratory Medicine Dept, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Stamatoula
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsikrika
authors.affiliation: 3rd Respiratory Medicine Dept, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Foteini
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karakontaki
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Medicine Dept, Amalia Fleming Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haniotou
authors.affiliation: 2nd Respiratory Medicine Dept, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papiris
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Medicine Dept, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Daiana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stolz
authors.affiliation: 2nd Respiratory Medicine Dept, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece ktkostikas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kostikas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis