The impact of severity on cardiovascular alterations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract

Introduction and Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exerts significant impacts on cardiac function, encompassing the right ventricle, left ventricle, and pulmonary vasculature. Material and Methods: This study was undertaken in the Department of Cardiology and the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mamata Academy of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana,
India. It was an observational study. The study was conducted from August 2022 to July 2023.
Results: The previous identification of COPD as a lung disease has been disproven, and the disease has instead been shown to be systemic in nature. The cardiovascular system is the most prominent organ outside of the lungs to suffer from this. It is widely established that cardiac dysfunction is the leading cause of death in persons with COPD of any severity. Modifications to the cardiovascular system have been shown in numerous investigations and are well documented in the literature for both mild and
moderate COPD.
Conclusion: COPD severity promotes right ventricular global dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension. All COPD patients should get an echocardiography to detect early heart problems and reduce cardiacdeath and morbidity.