Chronic obstructive airway disease among patients hospitalized with acute heart failure; clinical characteristics, precipitating factors, management and outcome: Observational report from the Middle East

摘要: Background: The purpose of this study was to report the prevalence, clinical characteristics, contributing factors, management and outcome patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among hospitalized heart failure (HF).Methods: Data were derived from Gulf Care (Gulf acute registry), a prospective multicenter 5005 consecutive during February November 2012 in seven Middle Eastern countries. described compared for demographics, outcomes.Results: prevalence COPD HF 10%. older, more likely be female have diabetes, hypertension, kidney sleep apnea (P = 0.001 all) when non-COPD patients. Contributing factors hospitalization systemic infection atrial arrhythmias coronary syndrome, uncontrolled hypertension anemia ...