[Role of endothelial dysfunction, the interface between hemostatic and system inflammatory responses in the pathogenesis of an infectious inflammation-dependent exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

Aim: To analyze the systemic manifestations of vascular endothelial damage, the activation of hemostatic and inflammatory responses in patients with an infectious inflammation-dependent exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Subjects And Methods: The paper provides the data of examinations of 111 patients with the clinical signs of an infectious inflammation-dependent exacerbation of COPD who had 2 or 3 positive criteria elaborated by N. Anthonisen et al.