Fibrinogen does not relate to cardiovascular or muscle manifestations in COPD: cross-sectional data from the ERICA study

Fibrinogen does not relate to cardiovascular or muscle manifestations in COPD: cross-sectional data from the ERICA study

Cardiovascular and skeletal muscle manifestations constitute important comorbidities in COPD, with systemic inflammation proposed as a common mechanistic link. Fibrinogen has prognostic role in COPD. We aimed to determine whether aortic stiffness and quadriceps weakness are linked in COPD, and wheth...

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Main Authors: Mohan, Divya, Forman, Julia R., Allinder, Matthew, McEniery, Carmel M., Bolton, Charlotte Emma, Cockcroft, John R., MacNee, William, Fuld, Jonathan, Marchong, Mellone, Gale, Nichola Sian, Fisk, Marie, Nagarajan, Sridevi, Cheriyan, Joseph, Lomas, David A., Calverley, Peter M.A., Miller, Bruce E., Tal-Singer, Ruth, Wilkinson, Ian B., Polkey,, Michael I.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51208/

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