Systemic inflammation and morphofunctional parameters of myocardium and vessels in patients with combined course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and arterial hypertension

Systemic inflammation and morphofunctional parameters of myocardium and vessels in patients with combined course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and arterial hypertension

Introduction. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered to be one of the most widely spread disease in the world. The main peculiarity of COPD is persistent airflow limitation that is usually progressive and associated with chronic inflammatory process in the airways. Chronic system...

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Main Author: V. V. Kryvenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zaporozhye State Medical University 2013-06-01
Series:Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal
Subjects:
systemic inflammation
interleukin-6
tumor necrosis factor-α
C-reactive protein
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
arterial hypertension
morfofunctional parameters of myocardium
Online Access:http://zmj.zsmu.edu.ua/article/view/13570/11928

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