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SUBMITTER: Trudzinski FC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626422 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Trudzinski Franziska C FC Alqudrah Mohamad M Omlor Albert A Zewinger Stephen S Fliser Danilo D Speer Timotheus T Seiler Frederik F Biertz Frank F Koch Armin A Vogelmeier Claus C Welte Tobias T Watz Henrik H Waschki Benjamin B Fähndrich Sebastian S Jörres Rudolf R Bals Robert R
Respiratory research 20190712 1
<h4>Background</h4>The combination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a higher prevalence of comorbidities and increased mortality. The impact of kidney function on patient-centered outcomes in COPD has not been evaluated.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients from the German COPD and Systemic Consequences - Comorbidities Network (COSYCONET) cohort COPD were analysed. CKD was diagnosed if the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) measureme ...[more]