L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy), P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway)
Late-breaking abstract: A prospective study of central obesity, overall obesity and incident asthma in adults
B. Brumpton, A. Langhammer, P. Romundstad, Y. Chen, X. M. Mai (Trondheim, Norway; Ottawa, Canada)
|  |
Trends in co-morbidity in oxygen-dependent COPD
M. Ekström, C. Jogreus, K. Ström (Karlskrona, Sweden)
|  |
Coexisting cardiovascular diseases increase the risk of exacerbations in patients with COPD
L. C. M. Bertens, K. G. M. Moons, A. W. Hoes, F. H. Rutten (Utrecht, Netherlands)
| |
Increased prevalence of elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T among patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A. M. C. Neukamm, H. Arne Didrik, S. Vidar, O. Torbjørn (Lørenskog, Norway)
| |
Predictors of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A. D. Høiseth, A. Neukamm, T. A. Hagve, P. H. Brekke, T. Omland, V. Søyseth (Lørenskog, Norway)
| |
Fibrinogen and all-cause mortality in a nationally representative US cohort
D. Valvi, H. Muellerova, R. Tal-Singer, D. Mannino (Lexington, Upper Merion, United States Of America; London, United Kingdom)
| |
COPD prevalence in chronic heart failure
A. Minasian, R. Dekhuijzen, F. Van den Elshout, P. Vos, F. Willems, P. Van den Bergh, Y. Heijdra (Arnhem, Nijmegen, Zevenaar, Netherlands)
| |
Acute myocardial infarction is associated with increased number of bronchial macrophages in low risk patients
V. Soyseth, F. Mahmood, A. D. Hoiseth, A. Neukamm, P. Brekke, T. Waehre, T. Omland, J. Kongerud (Lørenskog, Oslo, Norway)
| |
High blood pressure, antihypertensive medication and lung function in a general adult population
E. Becker, S. Karrasch, H. Schulz, S. Gläser, C. Meisinger, M. Heier, A. Peters, H. E. Wichmann, J. Behr, R. M. Huber, J. Heinrich (Neuherberg, Munich, Greifswald, Augsburg, Germany)
| |
Prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction in COPD patients in the Kirov region of Russia
J. Chuyasova, V. Pyankov, E. Poyarkova (Kirov, Russian Federation)
| |
Prevalence of comorbidities in patients with COPD in south-Spain
A. Arnedillo, M. Merino, P. Cordero, I. Alfageme, J. L. López-Campos, B. Alcazar, F. Casas (Cádiz, Badajoz, Sevilla, Jaén, Granada, Spain)
| |
The evaluation of systemic inflammation in COPD patients comorbided with cardiovascular diseases or diabetes mellitus
Y. Yumino, S. Fujii, N. Takasaka, J. Kojima, H. Hara, T. Numata, T. Ishikawa, M. Kawaishi, K. Saito, J. Araya, K. Nakayama, K. Kuwano (Tokyo, Japan)
| |
Use of a US population-based survey to describe the relationship of COPD and co-morbidities
R. Pleasants, H. Herrick, W. Liao, J. Croft, J. Ohar (Durham, Raleigh, Atlanta, Winston Salem, United States Of America)
| |
Prevalence of anemia of chronic disease in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A. Boutou, G. Pitsiou, I. Stanopoulos, T. Kontakiotis, G. Kyriazis, P. Touplikioti, N. Chavouzis, L. Sichletidis, P. Argyropoulou (Thessaloniki, Greece)
| |
The association between asthma, atopic diseases and metabolic factors in a young population of southern Taiwan
T. N. Wang, T. Y. Yuan, L. Y. Wang, T. H. Huang, R. L. Hsiao (Kaohsiung, New Taipei City, Taiwan)
| |
Epidemiology of allergic rhinitis in asthmatic patients in Greece
A. Florou, S. Vakali, F. Vlasserou, C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)
| |
Asthma and obesity: Epidemiological data in young adults
A. Antunes Cetlin, M. Romeu Gutierrez, H. Bettiol, M. Antônio Barbieri, E. Oliveira Vianna (Ribeirão Preto, Brazil)
| |
Effects of psychiatric comorbidity on respiratory drugs and health care utilization
S. Baldacci, S. Maio, G. Sarno, A. Angino, S. Cerrai, F. Martini, M. Fresta, F. Di Pede, G. Viegi (Pisa, Palermo, Italy)
| |