Hypertensive/Microvascular Disease and COPD: a Case Control Study

• Main Authors: Sky KH Chew (Author), Deb Colville (Author), Piers Canty (Author), Anastasia Hutchinson (Author), Alex Wong (Author), Vi Luong (Author), Tien Y Wong (Author), Christine McDonald (Author), Judy Savige (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: This study tested the hypothesis that individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have more small vessel disease and more severe disease than an age- and gender- matched hospital patient comparison group. Methods: This was a single centre, case-control study of 151...