The Siberian Scientific Medical Journal
 
 
№ 3 / 2016 / 60-68

Influence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation on the course of acute forms of coronary artery disease in patients hospitalized in coronary care unit

Author Affiliations

Abstract

Purpose. To determine the significance of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation as a risk factor of complications in patients with coronary heart disease hospitalized in coronary care unit. Materials and methods. 151 patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease combined with coronary artery disease have been included in the observational retrospective comparative study, 183 patients with coronary artery disease have been involved in the comparison group. Results. The exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was the risk factor of acute respiratory distress in hospitalized patients with effort angina and in patients with coronary artery disease combined with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Key words

coronary heart disease, exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stable angina, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
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About Authors (Correspondence):

Tseymakh I.Ya. – candidate of medical sciences, assistant professor of chair for therapy and general practice of faculty for upgrade qualification and professional retraining, e-mail: irintsei@mail.ru

Timofeev A.V. – head of the department of cardiology, e-mail: A.Timofeev@list.ru

Tolstikhina T.A. – candidate of medical sciences, deputy chief physician on clinical pharmacology, e-mail: gb1_barnaul@mail.ru

Dronov S.V. – candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, assistant professor of chair for mathematical analysis, e-mail 656037@mail.ru

Shoykhet Ya.N. – doctor of medical sciences, professor, corresponding member of RAS, head of the department of surgery n.a. I.I. Neymark with the surgery course of faculty for upgrade qualification and professional retraining, e-mail: starok100@mail.ru

Received: 20/07/2016