Early cardiovascular vulnerability after acute exacerbation of COPD: a time-windowed systematic review and evidence map.
BACKGROUND Cardiovascular events appear to cluster after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the timing, severity gradient, and implications for respiratory follow-up remain incompletely organized. METHODS PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched from inception to 1...