Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have raised serum
levels of C reactive protein (CRP). This may be related directly to COPD and its associated …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are associated with increased
airway and systemic inflammation, though relationships between exacerbation recovery, …

Rationale: Depression is prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD);
however, its etiology and relationship to the clinical features of COPD are not well …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common among patients with COPD. However,
it is not clear whether this is due to shared risk factors or if COPD increases the risk for …

OBJECTIVE: Exacerbations of COPD requiring hospital admission have important clinical
and societal implications. We sought to investigate the incidence, recurrence, risk factors, and …

Objectives The optimal method of identifying people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) from electronic primary care records is not known. We assessed the accuracy of …

… Mullerova developed the study protocol, interpreted study data, contributed to and
reviewed drafts of the manuscript, and approved the final version of the manuscript; DA Lomas …

… Hana Müllerova and Kourtney Davis are employees of GlaxoSmithKline R&D and own
shares and stok option of GlaxoSmithKline plc. Chuba Cigbo has not conflict of interest. …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung
disease associated with significant systemic consequences. Recognition of the systemic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the end result of a series of dynamic and
cumulative gene–environment interactions over a lifetime. The evolving understanding of …