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Association between Arterial Stiffness and Acute Exacerbations in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
2014
Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology
Objective: Acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can result in a major systemic effect due to hypoxemia and systemic inflammation. In our study, we investigated the effects of acute exacerbation of COPD on arterial stiffness (AS) in patients admitted to our hospital. Methods: Enrolled in the study were 21 healthy volunteers who constituted the control group and 25 patients who had been admitted to our hospital between May and December 2011 with acute exacerbation of
doi:10.5152/ejp.2014.24482
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