Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as a Predictor of Mortality in Cardiac Surgery

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as a Predictor of 2-year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

To estimate prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in cardiac surgery population and establish links between COPD status, as assessed through pulmonary functional tests, and 2-year mortality

Inclusion Criteria:

• written informed consent, planned elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• contraindications to pulmonary functional tests, emergency surgery, recent or ongoing myocardial infarction, angina