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COPD is a chronic disease of the respiratory airways due to the partially reversible obstruction of the airflow caused by an abnormal inflammatory response to toxic substances, most often to cigarette smoke(1). COVID-19 is a mild to severe respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus from the Betacoronavirusgenus(2). Patients with COPD have a major risk of COVID-19 infection. Treating patients with COPD, chronic cor pulmonale and COVID-19 is a current challenge.
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COPD is a chronic disease of the respiratory airways due to the partially reversible obstruction of the airflow caused by an abnormal inflammatory response to toxic substances, most often to cigarette smoke(1). COVID-19 is a mild to severe respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus from the Betacoronavirusgenus(2). Patients with COPD have a major risk of COVID-19 infection. Treating patients with COPD, chronic cor pulmonale and COVID-19 is a current challenge.

Evolutionary and Prognostic Particularities in Pacients with COPD, Chronic Cor Pulmonale and COVID-19

Internal Medicine

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COPD is a chronic disease of the respiratory airways due to the partially reversible obstruction of the airflow caused by an abnormal inflammatory response to...

Evolutionary and Prognostic Particularities in Pacients with COPD, Chronic Cor Pulmonale and COVID-19

Published Online: Sep 13, 2021

Page range: 31 - 38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2021-0172

Keywords
COPD, cor pulmonale, COVID-19

© 2021 Nicoleta-Alina Popa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evolutionary and Prognostic Particularities in Pacients with COPD, Chronic Cor Pulmonale and COVID-19

Published Online: Sep 13, 2021

Page range: 31 - 38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2021-0172

KeywordsCOPD, cor pulmonale, COVID-19

© 2021 Nicoleta-Alina Popa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
COPD, cor pulmonale, COVID-19