Evolutionary and Prognostic Particularities in Pacients with COPD, Chronic Cor Pulmonale and COVID-19
, oraz | 13 wrz 2021
O artykule
Data publikacji: 13 wrz 2021
Zakres stron: 31 - 38
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/inmed-2021-0172
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© 2021 Nicoleta-Alina Popa et al., published by Sciendo
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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.