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Disconnection of pulmonary and systemic arterial stiffness in COPD

BACKGROUND: Both pulmonary arterial stiffening and systemic arterial stiffening have been described in COPD. The aim of the current study was to assess pulse wave velocity (PWV) within these two arterial beds to determine whether they are separate or linked processes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total...

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Autores principales: Weir-McCall, Jonathan R, Liu-Shiu-Cheong, Patrick SK, Struthers, Allan D, Lipworth, Brian J, Houston, J Graeme
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5978466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29881265
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S160077