Circulating progenitor cells and vascular dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Circulating progenitor cells and vascular dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), decreased progenitor cells and impairment of systemic vascular function have been suggested to confer higher cardiovascular risk. The origin of these changes and their relationship with alterations in the pulmonary circulation are unknown.To investiga...

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Main Authors: Sandra Pizarro, Jéssica García-Lucio, Víctor I Peinado, Olga Tura-Ceide, Marta Díez, Isabel Blanco, Marta Sitges, Jordi Petriz, Yolanda Torralba, Pedro Marín, Josep Roca, Joan Albert Barberà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4149524?pdf=render

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