Anticholinergics aggravate the imbalance of the autonomic nervous system in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract Background Inhaled anticholinergics, recommended as first-line maintenance treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), has been demonstrated to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Nevertheless, why COPD patients u...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0848-0 |