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  • Title: [Comorbidities in COPD: a new challenge in clinical practice].
    Author: Couillard A, Veale D, Muir JF.
    Journal: Rev Pneumol Clin; 2011 Jun; 67(3):143-53. PubMed ID: 21665077.
    Abstract:
    Today it is a recognised fact that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a real systemic disease that is respiratory-based. Recently, the focus has been on the importance of the comorbidities that are associated with COPD, such as all the cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, peripheral muscular dysfunction, depression, anxiety, osteoporosis and anaemia, etc. These comorbidities constitute a new medical and therapeutic challenge with regard to COPD; their high frequency and considerable impact on the quality of life and the prognosis for survival of the patients make them a key element. The aims of this focus are to present the spectrum and prevalence of comorbidities in COPD, to obtain an objective view as to why and how these comorbidities should be systematically assessed and treated in patients, and subsequently to discuss the impact of this new data in clinical practice and in research. This recent data is another positive step in understanding the disease, optimising the diagnosis, and assessing and caring for COPD patients.
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