Correlation between COPD and pulmonary hypertension
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is in up to 90 % of all cases caused by smoking. COPD often has negative effects on circulation, effects that first and foremost can be observed as respiratory insufficiency. Reduced function of the right ventricle of the heart is common in patients suffe...
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi
2005
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-6152 |