Ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the topical problem of comorbidity in internal medicine

The aim. To review the current literature to study the prevalence and early diagnosis of the combined course of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Results. The combination of IHD and COPD is one of the common comorbid conditions, especially in older age. With this mixed pathology, the course of both coronary heart disease and COPD worsens and the risk of adverse events increases. Diagnostic-treatment and rehabilitation programs in combination with coronary heart disease and COPD complication. This requires a comprehensive approach and consideration of the pathogenesis features of each disease. In coronary heart disease, especially in older age, diagnostic measures should include targeted detection of COPD and vice versa.Conclusions. Despite numerous studies of the IHD-COPD tandem, the issues of prevalence, course, and life expectancy in older patients with this comorbid pathology have not been adequately addressed. Causes of comorbidity are common features of pathogenesis, clinical symptoms and risk factors. At the same time, the combination of coronary heart disease and COPD raises debating questions about diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, especially in the elderly and aging. It is in this direction that the focus of future research on the combination of IHD and COPD should be directed. Purposeful study will help to develop directions for correction, prognosis and prevention of this comorbid pathology, especially in elderly patients