No association between exacerbation frequency and stroke in patients with COPD

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher risk of stroke than the general population. Chronic inflammation associated with COPD is thought to contribute to this risk. Exacerbations of COPD are associated with a rise in inflammation, suggesting that there ma...

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Autores principales: Windsor, Claire, Herrett, Emily, Smeeth, Liam, Quint, Jennifer Kathleen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4745831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26893553
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S95775

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4745831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26893553
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S95775

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