Pulmonary embolism with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
10.1016/j.cdtm.2021.04.001
- VernacularTitle:Pulmonary embolism with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Author:
Ruohan YANG
1
;
Guiqing LIU
;
Chaosheng DENG
Author Information
1. Institute of Respiratory Disease, Fujian Medical University, Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic obstructive;
Pulmonary disease;
Pulmonary embolism;
Acute exacerbation
- From:
Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine
2021;07(3):149-156
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable disease. The incidence of COPD is growing annually in China, and it is a significant and growing public health burden. Multivariate analysis showed that COPD was one of the independent risk factors for the occurrence of pulmonary embolism (PE), and the incidence of PE was significantly higher in COPD patients than in normal subjects. However, PE is often overlooked in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) because there are many similarities in clinical symptoms between PE and AECOPD, which are difficult to distinguish, resulting in the failure of timely treatment and poor prognosis. Therefore, it is of great significance to understand the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of COPD combined with PE for making a more accurate diagnosis, providing timely and effective treatment, and improving the prognosis of such patients.
