Pulmonary arterial enlargement predicts long-term survival in COPD patients.

Pulmonary arterial enlargement predicts long-term survival in COPD patients.

Pulmonary artery enlargement (PAE) is associated with exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and with survival in moderate to severe patients. The potential role of PAE in survival prediction has not been compared with other clinical and physiological prognostic markers.In 188...

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Main Authors: Juan P de-Torres, Ana Ezponda, Ana B Alcaide, Arantza Campo, Juan Berto, Jessica Gonzalez, Javier J Zulueta, Ciro Casanova, Luisa Elena Rodriguez-Delgado, Bartolome R Celli, Gorka Bastarrika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5918899?pdf=render

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