Incidence of Acute Cardiovascular Event After Acute Exacerbation of COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of comprehensive view of the association between acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and the risk of acute cardiovascular events.

Objective

To determine the association of AECOPD with 30-day and 1-year incidences of acute cardiovascular event.

Design

Self-controlled case series analysis using population-based datasets from three US states from 2005 through 2011.

Participants

Patients aged ≥ 40 years with AECOPD.

Main measures

The primary outcome was a composite of an ED visit or hospitalization for acute cardiovascular events, including acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary embolism, and stroke. We compared the incidence of each patient's acute cardiovascular event during the first 30-day pe

SUBMITTER: Goto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6108996 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature