The effects of aerobic exercise training on peripheral vascular structure and function and inflammation in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD is associated with chronic systemic inflammation that has been linked to an increased risk of atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, and stroke. Endothelial dysfunction, vascular remodeling and arterial stiffness are early processes in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and are predictive of...
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University of British Columbia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45454 |