Albuminuria in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study in an African patient cohort

Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is remarkably frequent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Albuminuria is a marker of vascular endothelial dysfunction and predictor of CVD events. Albuminuria is prevalent in patients with COPD as it has been shown in Cauca...

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Main Authors: Festo K. Shayo, Janet Lutale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0694-5