COPD Tied to Tiny Brain Bleeds

People with the lung condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk for bleeding in the brain, a new study finds.

Researchers looked at 165 people with COPD and 645 people with normal lung function and found that those with COPD were more likely to have what are called cerebral micro-bleeds.

The more severe a patient's breathing problems, the more likely they were to have micro-bleeds, according to the study.

Cerebral micro-bleeds are an indicator of disease in the brain's small blood vessels (cerebral small vessel disease), which is an important cause of age-related mental decline and disability.

It was known that people with COPD are at increased risk for large vessel disease, but these new findings "indicate that COPD might affect both large and small vessels," study author said.

The results also show that methods of preventing cerebral micro-bleeds in COPD patients need to be developed, he said.

Although the study found a link between having COPD and higher risk of cerebral micro-bleeds, it did not establish a cause-and-effect relationship.

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