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Lung India. 2015 Mar-Apr;32(2):142-51. doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.152626.

Anemia in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Prevalence, pathogenesis, and potential impact.

Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society

Malay Sarkar, Puja Negi Rajta, Jasmin Khatana

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  2. Department of Physiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  3. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.

PMID: 25814799 PMCID: PMC4372868 DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.152626

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common preventable and treatable lifestyle-related disease with high global prevalence. COPD is associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Comorbidities are important events in the natural history of the disease and have a negative effect on the morbidity and mortality of COPD patients. Cardiac diseases, lung cancer, osteoporosis, and depression are common comorbidities reported for COPD. Recently, anemia has been recognized as a frequent comorbidity in COPD patients. The prevalence of anemia in patients with COPD varies from 7.5% to 33%. Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) is probably the most common type of anemia associated with COPD. ACD is driven by COPD-mediated systemic inflammation. Anemia in COPD is associated with greater healthcare resource utilization, impaired quality of life, decreased survival, and a greater likelihood of hospitalization. We need large prospective studies to discern the association between anemia and COPD.

Keywords: Anemia of chronic disease; anemia; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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