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Correlation of inflammatory markers with echocardiographic parameters of left and right ventricular function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular diseases

Marcin Kaźmierczak, Maciej Ciebiada, Anna Pękala‐Wojciechowska, Maciej Pawłowski, Tadeusz Pietras, Adam Antczak

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej · 2014 · 11 citations · 23 references

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The echocardiographic parameters of cardiac function correlate with the markers of inflammation in patients with COPD, which emphasizes the inflammatory background of CVD.

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