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FVC/D(LCO) identifies pulmonary hypertension and predicts 5-year all-cause mortality in patients with COPD
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is unknown whether the ratio of forced vital capacity (FVC) to diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide (D(LCO)) can identify PH in the patients with COPD and predict its...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10184375/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37183240 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40001-023-01130-6 |