Short-acting anticholinergic bronchodilation does not increase cardiovascular events in smokers with mild to moderate pulmonary obstruction

De Jong, Emmy; van Dijk, Wouter D.; Heijdra, Yvonne; Lenders, Jacques W.M.; Akkermans, Reinier; Schermer, Tjard R.J.; van Weel, Chris

Short-acting anticholinergic bronchodilation does not increase cardiovascular events in smokers with mild to moderate pulmonary obstruction

Date

2013

Authors

De Jong, Emmy

van Dijk, Wouter D.

Heijdra, Yvonne

Lenders, Jacques W.M.

Akkermans, Reinier

Schermer, Tjard R.J.

van Weel, Chris

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia

Abstract

Background and objective We hypothesized that bronchodilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the smoke-related risk to develop cardiovascular disease, and aimed to study the effect of short-acting anticholinergic b