Evolutionary and Prognostic Particularities in Patients with COPD, Chronic Cor Pulmonale and COVID-19
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (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 genus Betacoronavirus.(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.
Language: English
Page range: 34 - 36
Submitted on: Jun 7, 2021
Accepted on: Aug 27, 2021
Published on: Nov 3, 2021
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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