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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Main Authors: M A Makarova, S N Avdeev, A G Chuchalin
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: "Consilium Medicum" Publishing house 2012-03-01
Series:Терапевтический архив
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Online Access:https://ter-arkhiv.ru/0040-3660/article/view/31030