Abstract

Comorbidities are frequent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and significantly impact on patients′ quality of life, prognosis, exacerbation frequency and survival.Therefore, it is important to identify the influence of comorbidity on the patient′s symptoms and to determine the correct treatment plan for COPD and comorbidity and to predict the prognosis of the patients.This paper gave an overview of the currently known clinical several common COPD comorbidity and epidemiology, pathogenesis, interaction mechanisms and treatment options. Key words: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Comorbidities; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis; Treatment

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