P7.14 SERUM INFLAMMATORY MARKERS ARE POOR PREDICTORS OF VASCULAR INFLAMMATION AND VASCULAR INFLAMMATION DOES NOT DETERMINE AORTIC STIFFNESS IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
Background: COPD is independently associated with increased cardiovascular events. Arterial stiffening and systemic inflammation are postulated aetiological factors. We hypothesised that vascular inflammation links systemic inflammation with vascular stiffening and sought to test this in a cohort of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930662/view |