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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

COPD and Cardiovascular Diseases: Biomarker-Guided Stratification and Therapeutic Perspectives.

Melika Valizadeh, Jens-Ulrik Jensen, Alexandr Ceasovschih, Alexandru Corlateanu, Pradeesh Sivapalan

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. The Disproportionate Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Mild-to-Moderate COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Melika ValizadehPulmonary Rehabilitation Research Center (PRRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19839-63113, Iran.
Jens-Ulrik JensenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4036-0521
Alexandr CeasovschihFaculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0043-9051
Alexandru CorlateanuHead of Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, MD-2004 Chisinau, Moldova.ORCID 0000-0002-3278-436X
Pradeesh SivapalanDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8620-3655

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and preventable respiratory disorder associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including ischemic heart disease, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and arrhythmias. The association is bidirectional, with CVD adversely affecting COPD prognosis and vice versa. Beyond shared risk factors such as smoking, aging, and socioeconomic status, COPD itself, through mechanisms including systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, hypoxia, and hyperinflation, contributes independently to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent research has focused on identifying circulating biomarkers that can aid in early detection, risk stratification, and treatment optimization for patients at risk of both conditions. This review summarizes current evidence on the pathophysiological mechanisms linking COPD and CVD, highlights emerging biomarkers with potential prognostic utility for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality, and it discusses clinical and research implications for biomarker-guided, personalized treatment strategies.

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biomarkerscardiovascular diseaseschronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPDinflammation

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PMID41517298
PMCPMC12787191

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