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ArticleNPJ primary care respiratory medicine2021

Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ventricular arrhythmia: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

Chun-Chao Chen, Cheng-Hsin Lin, Wen-Rui Hao, Chun-Chih Chiu, Yu-Ann Fang, Ju-Chi Liu, Li-Chin Sung

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Article in NPJ primary care respiratory medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chun-Chao ChenDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4888-3709
Cheng-Hsin LinTaipei Heart Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wen-Rui HaoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Chun-Chih ChiuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Yu-Ann FangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Ju-Chi LiuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. liumdcv@tmu.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0001-6615-3200
Li-Chin SungDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. lcsung@tmu.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0001-6292-7117
Taipei Medical University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ventricular arrhythmia (VA)-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) association and related risk factors remain unclear. Using 2001-2012 data from National Health Insurance Research Database, we retrospectively reviewed 71,838 patients diagnosed as having COPD and 71,838 age- and sex-matched controls. After adjustments for comorbidities, medication, urbanization level, and monthly income, patients with COPD had higher incidence rates of VA than did the controls (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 1.45 [1.25-1.68]). More hospitalization or emergency visits because of acute COPD exacerbation (aHRs [95% CIs] for first, second, and third visits: 1.28 [1.08-1.50], 1.75 [1.32-2.32], and 1.88 [1.46-2.41], respectively) and asthma-COPD overlap (aHR [95% CI]: 1.49 [1.25-1.79]) were associated with high VA risk in patients with COPD. In the multivariate analysis, heart failure (aHR [95% CI]: 2.37 [1.79-3.14]), diabetes (aHR [95% CI]:1.64 [1.29-2.08]), age ≥75 (aHR [95% CI]: 2.48 [1.68-3.67]), male (aHR [95% CI]: 1.69[1.34-2.12]), and class III antiarrhythmic drug use (aHR [95% CI]: 2.49 [1.88-3.28]) are the most significant risk factors of new onset of VA in patients with COPD.

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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveArrhythmias, CardiacCohort StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleRetrospective Studies

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PMID33580036
PMCPMC7880986
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