Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Cardiovascular Links
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Presence of an electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormality and length of stay (LOS) of subjects admitted with an AECOPD to St. Paul’s Hospital or Mount St. Joseph’s Hospital between 2007 and 2008. The presence of ECG abnormalities did not influence LOS ( versus , (a) ). Subjects with ischemic changes on ECG had a longer LOS ( versus , (b) ).
