Dear friends we are happy to present our study which was published today on line in Alveolus - The Official Journal of the Respiratory Assembly of Hellenic Society for the Advancement of Biomedical Research!
Special thanks to our friend and Editor in Chief of Alveolus Alexandros G. Mathioudakis!
Background: The
occurrence and prevalence of anemia in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) has been little studied. Recent studies prove
that anemia in patients with COPD is highly prevalent and associated
with increased mortality. Anemia is such a common and simple clinical
finding that its real physiologic relevance in COPD can be frequently
underestimated.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anemia in patients with COPD and to analyse the associations between hemoglobin levels and some clinical outcomes.
You can access full text of the article on official site of Alveolus: http://alveolus.net/taxonomy/term/4
