Serum CA-125 level in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with and without pulmonary hypertension.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and debilitating disease and is going to be the 3rd most common cause of death worldwide. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has severely bad influence on prognosis in COPD patients. Hence, early diagnosis of it is important for appropriate therapy.