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Impaired Flow-mediated Dilation Is Associated with Low Pulmonary Function and Emphysema in Ex-smokers

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2007

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R. Graham Barr, Sonia Mesía-Vela, John H. M. Austin, Robert C. Basner, Brad M. Keller, Anthony P. Reeves, Daichi Shimbo, Lori Stevenson
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

Impaired endothelial function, as measured by FMD, was associated with lower FEV(1) and higher CT percentage of emphysema in former smokers early in COPD.

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