Enlarged pulmonary artery is predicted by vascular injury biomarkers and is associated with WTC-Lung Injury in exposed fire fighters: a case–control study

OBJECTIVES: We hypothesise that there is an association between an elevated pulmonary artery/aorta (PA/A) and World Trade Center-Lung Injury (WTC-LI). We assessed if serum vascular disease biomarkers were predictive of an elevated PA/A. DESIGN: Retrospective case-cohort analysis of thoracic CT scans...

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Autores principales: Schenck, Edward J, Echevarria, Ghislaine C, Girvin, Francis G, Kwon, Sophia, Comfort, Ashley L, Rom, William N, Prezant, David J, Weiden, Michael D, Nolan, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
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Respiratory Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4179411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25270856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005575

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4179411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25270856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005575

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