Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Cardiovascular System: Vascular Repair and Regeneration as a Therapeutic Target

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Cardiovascular System: Vascular Repair and Regeneration as a Therapeutic Target

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and encompasses chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It has been shown that vascular wall remodeling and pulmonary hypertension (PH) can occur not only in patients with COPD but also in smokers with norma...

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Main Authors: Srikanth Karnati, Michael Seimetz, Florian Kleefeldt, Avinash Sonawane, Thati Madhusudhan, Akash Bachhuka, Djuro Kosanovic, Norbert Weissmann, Karsten Krüger, Süleyman Ergün
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
COPD
emphysema
pulmonary hypertension
hypoxia
oxidative stress
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.649512/full

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