Vascular structure and function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A chicken and egg issue?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1175-1176

  Sabit, Ramsey ^a   Shale, Dennis J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMPHYSEMA; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULSE WAVE; RIGIDITY; VASODILATATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 37149014134     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200709-1428ED     Document Type: Editorial

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