Heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma: numbers, facts, and challenges
Heart failure (HF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma are considered as major health problems. They affect 1–3%, 4–10%, and 8–19% of population, respectively, and frequently coexist. Pulmonary function testing and echocardiography are needed for reliable diagnosis, but in clin...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5042034/ |