Frequency and significance of unrecognized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in elderly patients with stable heart failure

Background and aims: Due to prolonged life-spans and modern therapeutic approaches, there has been an increase in the number of patients aged ≥65 years with chronic heart failure (CHF). The duration and quality of life in elderly patients with CHF also depend on accompanying diseases. Although frequ...

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Published in:Aging clinical and experimental research 2011-10, Vol.23 (5-6), p.337-342
Main Authors: Apostolovic, Svetlana, Jankovic-Tomasevic, Ruzica, Salinger-Martinovic, Sonja, Djordjevic-Radojkovic, Danijela, Stanojevic, Dragana, Pavlovic, Milan, Stankovic, Ivana, Putnikovic, Biljana, Kafedzic, Srdjan, Catovic, Suad, Tahirovic, Elvis, Düengen, Hans-Dirk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chronic Disease - epidemiology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Exercise Test
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Health risk assessment
Heart failure
Heart Failure - complications
Heart Failure - diagnosis
Heart Failure - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obesity, Abdominal - complications
Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology
Obesity, Abdominal - physiopathology
Older people
Original Article
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology
Quality of Life
Sex Factors
Vital Capacity
Walking
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Summary:Background and aims: Due to prolonged life-spans and modern therapeutic approaches, there has been an increase in the number of patients aged ≥65 years with chronic heart failure (CHF). The duration and quality of life in elderly patients with CHF also depend on accompanying diseases. Although frequency of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in patients with CHF is about 30%, it is hard to find similar data in the elderly population. COPD is defined as a spirometrically assessed ratio of a post-dilatory forced expiratory volume in the first second, divided by forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC)
ISSN:1594-0667
1720-8319
DOI:10.1007/BF03337759