Augmenting pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : studies of ACE-inhibition and nitrate supplementation
This thesis addresses two approaches to enhancing exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The first is by manipulation of the renin-angiotensin system through angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition to establish if this can augment the response to pulmonary rehabili...
Main Author: | Curtis, Katrina Jane |
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Other Authors: | Hopkinson, Nicholas ; Polkey, Michael ; Man, William |
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Imperial College London
2016
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.705818 |
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