7.8 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION IN COPD PATIENTS
Background: COPD is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Systemic low-grade inflammation is a common finding in COPD. Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) indicates an inflammatory state and it has an association with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (...
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Materialtyp: | Artikel |
Språk: | English |
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BMC
2016-11-01
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Serie: | Artery Research |
Länkar: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930422/view |