THE ROLE OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND ARTERIAL RIGIDITY IN PATHOGENESIS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease with progressive dysfunction of external respiration due to inflammatory reaction of pulmonary tissue to irritation by different pathogenic agents and gases. According to population-based studies, COPD patients have a 2-3-fold higher risk of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Russian |
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"Consilium Medicum" Publishing house
2012-03-01
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Series: | Терапевтический архив |
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Online Access: | https://ter-arkhiv.ru/0040-3660/article/view/31030 |