STUDY OF PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Аннотация

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an independent nosological form characterized by limited airflow rate associated with the pathological inflammatory process in the lungs. COPD is an irreversible process that is constantly evolving and causes serious complications from the cardiovascular system. Currently, special attention is paid to the study of risk factors for COPD, including urban air pollution, increased industrial dust, age, smoking, respiratory infections, their frequency, and obstructive pulmonary disease, aggravating the disease. Thus, smoking is associated not only with the emergence of pathological processes in the lungs, but also with the development of systemic inflammatory reactions, oxidative stress, dysfunction of vascular endothelium, increased activity of procoagulant factors, increased oncogenes and other systemic effects.