Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1. Mortality in COPD: The Role of Comorbidities
Don D. Sin

2. The Role of Systemic Inflammation in COPD
Kristina L. Bailey, Jadvinder Goraya, Stephen L. Rennard

3. The Disablement Process in COPD
Michael D. L. Morgan

4. Cardiovascular Disease
Thierry Troosters

5. Osteoporosis
Luis F. Diez-Morales, Vincent Cunanan

6. Thoracic Malignancies
Matthew D. Jankowich

7. Anxiety and Depression
Vincent S. Fan, Nicholas D. Giardino

8. Cognitive Function
Paula Meek

9. Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction
Marc-André Caron, Marie-Eve Thériault, Richard Debigaré, François Maltais

10. Inactivity
Judith Garcia-Aymerich

11. Body Composition Abnormalities
Bram Borst, Annemie M. W. J. Schols

12. COPD, Comorbidity, and Disease-Specific Clinical Practice Guidelines
Kristina Frogale, Kerry M. Schnell, Cynthia M. Boyd

13. Pharmacologic Treatment Strategies
Rachael A. Evans, Robert G. Varadi, Kambiz Mirzaei, Roger S. Goldstein

14. Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Targeting the Systemic Manifestations of COPD
Linda Nici, Richard ZuWallack

15. Disease Management and Integrated Care
Emiel F. M. Wouters, Ingrid M. L. Augustin

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Internal Medicine, Primary Care Medicine