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Increased brachial intima-media thickness is associated with circulating levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine in patients with COPD

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. However, the mechanisms for this association are yet unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between brachial intima-media thickness (B-IMT), an independent predic...

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Autores principales: Urban, Matthias Helmut, Eickhoff, Philipp, Funk, Georg-Christian, Burghuber, Otto Chris, Wolzt, Michael, Valipour, Arschang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5221539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28115840
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S118596