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The cloud of pulmonary embolism during COPD exacerbation
  1. Laurent Bertoletti1,2,3,
  2. Patrick Mismetti1,2,3,
  3. Hervé Decousus1,2,3
  1. 1Université Jean-Monnet, Thrombosis Research Group, St-Etienne, France
  2. 2INSERM, CIC-CIE3, St-Etienne, France
  3. 3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Service de Médecine Interne et Thérapeutique, St-Etienne, France
  1. Correspondence to Dr Laurent Bertoletti, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Service de Médecine Interne et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Saint-Etienne 42023, France; laurent.bertoletti{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200416

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    We read with great interest the paper of Chang et al,1 published recently in Thorax. We totally agree with the fact that ‘cardiac involvement may be an important determinant of prognosis in COPD exacerbations’. In their study, Chang et al found that patients presenting with COPD exacerbation (defined as dyspnoea, cough or …

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      Thorax 2011; 67 178-178 Published Online First: 18 Jun 2011. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200512