Cardiac Evaluation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients by Using Echocardiography

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common entity in clinical practice. Cardiovascular disease accounts for significant morbidity and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study was conducted on 60 stable COPD patients, who presented at Abbasia chest hospital during the period from November 2016 till august 2017. Diagnosis of COPD was based on clinical history, physical findings, chest radiography and a post-bronchodilator ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) to vital capacity (VC) <0.7 based on GOLD guidelines 2017. The study included 56 males (93.3%) and 4 females (6.7%) with mean age 58.4±7.7 ranging from 40-79 years old. Two-dimensional transthoracic, M mode and Doppler echocardiography examination was done for all patients to evaluate cardiac function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient and its co-relation with the severity of disease.