Patients with lung disease are more likely to develop heart disease independent of any risk factors, according to new research.
Mar 22 2024University of Birmingham
Meanwhile, COPD and control participants had similar scores across the direct and indirect measures of CVD risk. Our study has shown that there is an increased risk for people with lung conditions of going on to develop cardiovascular conditions, and that only looking at conventional factors such as age and smoking doesn't give the full picture of the relationship between these two essential systems in the body."
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