Recognising heart failure in elderly patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: cross sectional diagnostic study

• Published in: BMJ Vol. 331; no. 7529; pp. 1379 - 1382
• Main Authors: Rutten, Frans H, Moons, Karel G M, Cramer, Maarten-Jan M, Grobbee, Diederick E, Zuithoff, Nicolaas P A, Lammers, an-Willem J, Hoes, Arno W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 10.12.2005; British Medical Association; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
• Edition: International edition
• Subjects: Aged; Ambulatory Care; Biological and medical sciences; Body mass index; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease models; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Family Practice; Female; General aspects; Heart; Heart attacks; Heart failure; Heart Failure - complications; Heart Failure - diagnosis; Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement; Humans; Male; Medical research; Medical sciences; Modeling; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain - blood; Natriuretic peptides; Odds Ratio; Older people; Patient medical history; Patients; Peptide Fragments - blood; Peptides; Physical examinations; Pneumology; Primary Care; Primary health care; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications; Radiography; Studies; Ultrasonic imaging; Human; Heart failure; Lung disease; Respiratory disease; Primary health care; Chronic disease; Cardiovascular disease; Patient; Medicine; Chronic; Heart disease; Cross sectional study; Bronchus disease; Obstructive pulmonary disease; Diagnosis; Elderly

Abstract Objective To determine which clinical variables provide diagnostic information in recognising heart failure in primary care patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and whether easily available tests provide added diagnostic information. Design Cross sectional diagn...