Table 4. Mortality risk factors in COPD.
| Hypocapnia |
| Older age |
| Lower hemoglobin |
| Increasing residual volume |
| Lower zone predominant emphysema |
| Lower total lung capacity |
| Left heart failure |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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