Blood Pressure Profile and Hypertensive Organ Damage in COPD Patients and Matched Controls. The RETAPOC Study.

Several studies suggest that there is a pathogenic link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular diseases. On the other hand, increased sympathetic tone has been described in several respiratory diseases. Our objective was to determine whether hypertension mediated by...

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Main Authors: Rafael Golpe, Alfonso Mateos-Colino, Ana Testa-Fernández, Marta Pena-Seijo, Manuel Rodríguez-Enríquez, Carlos González-Juanatey, Francisco J Martín-Vázquez, Antonio Pose-Reino, Nuria Domínguez-Pin, Nuria Garnacho-Gayarre, Luis A Pérez-de-Llano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4928916?pdf=render