Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular diseases: A "vulnerable" relationship

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-4

  Sin, Don D ^a   Macnee, William ^b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOKING;

CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84871946070     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201210-1953ED     Document Type: Editorial

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