Cough hypersensitivity in patients with metabolic syndrome: a clinical finding and its possible mechanisms

Abstract Purpose To investigate the changes of cough sensitivity in patients with metabolic syndrome and its possible mechanisms. Method A total of 29 metabolic syndrome (MetS) patients with OSAHS (group-1), 22 MetS patients without OSAHS (group-2), and 25 healthy controls (group-3) were included. A...

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Main Authors: Jiafen Cheng, Zhuangli Xie, Shengyuan Wang, Siwan Wen, Shanshan Niu, Cuiqin Shi, Li Yu, Xianghuai Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01652-x