Atherosclerosis is Associated Comorbidity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Ultrasound Assessment of Carotid Intima Media Thickness
Objective: To assess atherosclerotic comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and its relationship to COPD severity, hypoxemia, and hypercapnia. Methods: A hospital-based observational case-control study was conducted on 86 male COPD patients, and 86 age-matched healt...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.eurasianjpulmonol.com/jvi.aspx?pdir=eurasianjpulmonol&plng=eng&un=EJP-63626 |