Causes of deaths in COPD patients in primary care setting--a 6-year follow-up.
Pneumonologia i alergologia polska(2015)
Abstract
Study performed six years after COPD diagnosis revealed that 23.5% of subjects died. The main causes of deaths were the following: cardiovascular diseases (mainly heart attack and stroke), COPD exacerbations and lung cancer (more than 75%). Death risk in COPD patients was associated with age, male sex, dyspnoea and severity of the disease.
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copd patients,primary care setting—a,deaths
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