PROBLEM OF COMORBID COURSE OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND PERIPHERAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS
The analysis of literature data on the clinical relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and peripheral atherosclerosis was carried out. It has been shown that COPD is heterogeneous in clinical manifestations, including the nature of the comorbid course of peripheral atherosclerosis. Data on the pathophysiological mechanisms that determine the nature of the joint course of diseases, clinical predictors that determine the prognosis are given.