COPD and cardiovascular diseases: now is the time for action!

Fernando Sergio Leitao Filho^{1

2}, Don D Sin^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Editorial

Fernando Sergio Leitao Filho et al. Thorax. 2018 Sep.

. 2018 Sep;73(9):799-800.

doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211553. Epub 2018 Apr 5.

Fernando Sergio Leitao Filho^{1

2}, Don D Sin^{1

2}

¹ Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
² Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: copd epidemiology; copd exacerbations; emphysema; respiratory infection.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: DDS holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in COPD.

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