Coronary artery calcification, epicardial fat burden, and cardiovascular events in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffer from significantly more cardiovascular comorbidity and mortality than would be anticipated from conventional risk factors. The aim of this study was to determine whether COPD patients have a higher coronary artery calcium score (CACS)...

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Main Authors: Thomas Gaisl, Christian Schlatzer, Esther I Schwarz, Mathias Possner, Julia Stehli, Noriane A Sievi, Christian F Clarenbach, Damini Dey, Piotr J Slomka, Philipp A Kaufmann, Malcolm Kohler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4444203?pdf=render