Heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma: numbers, facts, and challenges

Heart failure (HF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma are considered as major health problems. They affect 1–3%, 4–10%, and 8–19% of population, respectively, and frequently coexist. Pulmonary function testing and echocardiography are needed for reliable diagnosis, but in clin...

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Main Authors: Lainscak, Mitja, Anker, Stefan D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5042034/