acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
Index test:
Gold Standard:
Sponsors
Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 78 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 60 to 78 years old; 2. patients with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. patients with severe renal insufficiency (serum creatinine level >250 umol/L); 2. patients with AMI and caediac shock; 3. pqtients with more than 2-hour delay after urgent loop diuretic administration; 4. patients with history of left-heart dysfunction; 5. patients without transthoracic echocardiographic examination; 6. patients with pneumonia, pneumothorax and pulmonary embolism.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| transthoracic echocardiographic examination (systolic dysfunction defined as an ejection fraction level;plasma N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide level; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHanxiang Nie
Outcome results
None listed