[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary heart disease: approaches to the treatment of combined pathology].

This review concerns peculiarities of pharmacotherapy for patients with concomitant coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It describes the main pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of cholinolytics, beta-agonists, methylxanthines, corticosteroids, antibiotics, ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, nitrates, and anti-aggregants. These data are used to substantiate the application of these drugs to the treatment of overlapping pathologies with special reference to concomitant coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.