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THE LIPID PROFILE IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND CORRELATION WITH DISEASE SEVERITY
Dr. Ali Raheem Ali, Dr. Jaleel Okaish Hadi, Professor Dr. Adnan M. Al, Jubouri and Professor Dr. Mohammed Waheeb Al-Obaidy*
ABSTRACT
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of air flow that interferes with normal breathing which is not fully reversible. COPD is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the world. And it is projected to be third leading cause of death by 2020. The smoking is major risk factor for COPD. The smoking also affect the lipid profile. Objective: -To assess the lipid profile in COPD patient. To assess the correlation between the lipid profile and disease severity. Method and material: 50 cases of COPD were selected, 50 healthy subjects were selected as control without any chronic illness and not receiving any medication which may affect the lipid profile. The diagnosis of COPD was confirmed by clinical feature, chest x-ray and spirometery following the GOLD guideline (post –bronchodilator forced expiratory volume (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio
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