Cardiovascular aspects on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : with focus on ischemic ECG abnormalities, QT prolongation and arterial stiffness
Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) is an under-diagnosed disease with a prevalence of approximately 10%, highly dependent on age and smoking habits. Comorbidities are common in COPD and of these, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common. COPD is the fourth leading cause...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Medicin
2017
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-138787 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7601-756-2 |