ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2022
Sex-specific and age-specific incidence of ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation and heart failure in community patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- Bidirectional association between COPD and AF: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and Impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Ischemic Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 18 Million Patients.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of the Population Medicine Multimorbidity Intervention in Xishui County (POPMIX) on People at High Risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protocol for the POPMIX-COPD Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Trial
- Trends in the incidence of atrial fibrillation and the prescription of oral anticoagulants in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in UK primary care (2010-2022): a cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Challenges in the Early Diagnosis, Screening and Management of Heart Failure in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Burden on Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Study.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2025Article
- The burden and trend prediction of ischemic heart disease associated with lead exposure: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 2021.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2025Article
- A Novel Nomogram for Predicting the Risk of Acute Heart Failure in Intensive Care Unit Patients with COPD.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2025Article
- Sex differences in asthma and COPD hospital admission, readmission and mortality.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Article
- Unmasking Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with COPD at Primary Care Settings: The Critical Role of Age, Sex, and Smoking.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Biological pathways and mechanisms linking COPD and cardiovascular disease.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2025Review
- Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Exacerbating the burden of cardiovascular disease: how can we address cardiopulmonary risk in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?European heart journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the incidence of ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation and heart failure in community patients with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
methodsFor this population-based study, we used primary care data of the Julius General Practitioners' Network. Eligible participants were aged 40-80 years old and contributed data between January 2014 and February 2019. Participants were divided into groups according to COPD status and were followed up for new ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation and/or heart failure. Age-specific and sex-specific incidence and incidence rate ratios were calculated for patients with and without COPD.
resultsMean follow-up was 3.9 years, 6223 patients were included in the COPD group, and 137 028 individuals in the background group without COPD. Incidence rates of all three heart diseases increased with age and were higher in males, independent of presence of COPD. Incidence rate ratios for patients with COPD, adjusted for age and sex, were 1.69 (95% CI 1.49 to 1.92) for ischaemic heart disease, 1.56 (95% CI 1.38 to 1.77) for atrial fibrillation and 2.96 (95% CI 2.58 to 3.40) for heart failure.
conclusionThe incidence of all major cardiovascular diseases is higher in patients with COPD, with the highest incidence rate ratio observed for heart failure.
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