Pulmonary hypertension associated with COPD

Autor: Ralph J. Panos, Jean M. Elwing
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
International Journal of COPD, Vol 2008, Iss Issue 1, Pp 55-70 (2008)
ISSN: 1178-2005
1176-9106
Popis: Jean Elwing, Ralph J PanosPulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical School, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Cincinnati VAMC, Cincinnati, OH, USAAbstract: Although the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not known precisely, approximately 10%–30% of patients with moderate to severe COPD have elevated pulmonary pressures. The vast majority of PH associated with COPD is mild to moderate and severe PH occurs in
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