Echocardiography and N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide in assessment of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in stable COPD in relation to disease severity

Echocardiography and N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide in assessment of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in stable COPD in relation to disease severity

Introduction: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is found to be frequent in COPD patients. Relationship between airflow obstruction and cardiovascular risk can be explained by inflammation which is considered one of systemic manifestations of COPD. Objective: To assess the LVDD in COPD pa...

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Main Authors: Gehan H. AboEl-Magd, Timoor Hassan, Mohamed H. Aly, Maaly M. Mabrouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
COPD
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
NT-proBNP
hs-CRP
Echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816302667

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