CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM DISORDERS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Abstract

Objective: To identify comorbid cardiorespiratory disorders in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and to assess exercise tolerance and quality of life. Material and methods: 45 patients matched for age and body mass index were observed. Patients in the main and control groups received basic therapy for the underlying disease in accordance with clinical protocols for diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. Results: Patients with tumors have a severe course of the disease, dyspnea on expiration, irreversible bronchial obstruction, emphy sema of the respiratory tract, which is accompanied by chronic respiratory failure. Signs of pulmonary hyperten sion appear in patients with tumors 3 and 4.5 years after the onset of the disease. The development of the disease in patients with tumors is accompanied by a gradual de crease in the parameters of physical activity tolerance and quality of life. Conclusions: When analyzing the integral indicators of the quality of life of patients, a reliable de crease in the physical and an insignificant decrease in the mental components was revealed.