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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cardiovascular disease?
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. There are two main forms of COPD:
Most people with COPD have symptoms of both.
COPD comes under pulmonary disorders and not under cardiovascular disorders.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000091.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COPD
- Chronic bronchitis, which causes long-term swelling and a large amount of mucus in the main airways in the lungs
- Emphysema, a lung disease that destroys the air sacs in the lungs
Most people with COPD have symptoms of both.
COPD comes under pulmonary disorders and not under cardiovascular disorders.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000091.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COPD
- In the UK - COPD is a common type of industrial or occupational disease brought on from exposure to hazardous chemicals and dust in the workplace. To read more about Common Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, other lung diseases and amounts of compensation you can claim for such disease, see the related link entitled "lung disease claim".
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Last edit by Kevin Bolton Solicitor.
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