Current symptom-based risk scores for stable coronary artery disease evaluation are not applicable in COPD patients

Background Cardiovascular diseases are arguably the most important comorbidity in patients with COPD. Despite an increased prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in COPD patients, there are no dedicated diagnostic recommendations. Objectives We investigated whether COPD patients receive adequat...

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Main Authors: Christoph Beyer, Alex Pizzini, Anna Boehm, Judith Loeffler-Ragg, Guenter Weiss, Gudrun Feuchtner, Axel Bauer, Guy Friedrich, Fabian Plank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-10-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00492-2020.full