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Relapse of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and myocardial infarction: what is the connection?
1SICGe - Società Italiana di Cardiologia Geriatrica.
Abstract:
Albeit largely underappreciated, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitutes a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in general and for coronary disease in particular. The incidence of myocardial infarction, in fact increases rapidly, after relapse of COPD, with a peak event rate during the first week in the worst forms (those requiring hospitalization). Even though the precise mechanism is not completely defined, it is likely derived from two pathogenetic causes: (i) mismatch between myocardial demand and offer of O2 (not fully demonstrated and limited to few cases); (ii) acute coronary thrombosis, probably due to a systemic inflammatory reaction, brought upon by multiple interaction between the infective agent and the host immune system.
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