scholarly journals Symptoms and impact of symptoms on function and health in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure in primary health care

2014 ◽  
pp. 785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kersti Theander ◽  
Mitra Unosson ◽  
Ingela Karlsson ◽  
Jeanette Eckerblad ◽  
Kristina Luhr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Using NT-proBNP to Detect Chronic Heart Failure in Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Elzbieta Kaszuba ◽  
Bartlomiej Wagner ◽  
Håkan Odeberg ◽  
Anders Halling
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Primary Health

Objective. To detect chronic heart failure in elderly patients with a registered diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treated in Swedish primary health care using natriuretic peptide NT-proBNP. Design. A cross-sectional study. Setting. Two primary health care centres in southeastern Sweden each with about 9000 listed patients. Subjects. Patients aged 65 years and older with a registered diagnosis of COPD. Main Outcome Measures. Percentage of patients with elevated NT-proBNP, percentage of patients with abnormal left ventricular function assessed by echocardiography, and association between elevated NT-proBNP and symptoms, signs, and electrocardiography. Results. Using NT-proBNP threshold of 1200 pg/mL, we could detect and confirm chronic heart failure in 5.6% of the study population with concurrent COPD. An elevated level of NT-proBNP was only associated with nocturia and abnormal electrocardiography. Conclusions. We found considerably fewer cases of heart failure in patients with COPD than could be expected from the results of previous studies. Our study shows the need for developing improved strategies to enhance the validity of a suspected heart failure diagnosis in patients with COPD.

Symptoms, Comorbidities, and Health Care in Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Chronic Heart Failure

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 735-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisy J.A. Janssen ◽  
Martijn A. Spruit ◽  
Nicole H. Uszko-Lencer ◽  
Jos M.G.A. Schols ◽  
Emiel F.M. Wouters
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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