http://journalwise.acponline.orgTop 5 Highest Rated Articles For COPD + Smoking Cessation In The Last 30 Daysen-us5/20/2013 12:00:00 AMCopyright (C) HIRU - Mcmaster University 2013http://PLUS.mcmaster.ca RSS Generatorhttp://journalwise.acponline.org/RssArticle.aspx?COPDID=C2D5E4DBD6DFC6DBD8A6989D969C95Chest. 2012 Nov;142(5):1118-25.<br>BACKGROUND: COPD is associated with the risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs), but its impact on overall mortality has not been well quantified. We determined the impact of global CVE risk assessment on CVE and total mortality in subjects with COPD. METHODS: We examined the severity of COPD in 6,266 US adult patients aged 40 years in relation to the estimated 10-year risk of CVEs. COPD was defi ned by spirometry, and severity was classified as mild (FEV1 >/= 80%), moderate (50% &lt;/= FEV&lt; 1...51131