Abstract
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been reported as a common finding in patients with acute myocardial infarction but data on its prognostic role are still controversial. Methods: The present investigation was aimed at assessing the impact of COPD at short and long terms in 818 consecutive patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction all submitted to percutaneous coronary intervention. Results: Patients with COPD were older (p
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 392-398 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Age
- COPD
- prognosis
- STEMI
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Epidemiology
- Medicine(all)