Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients have an increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Common carotid intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) and carotid plaques are surrogate markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and predictors of CV events.

Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of literature studies / Ambrosino, Pasquale; Lupoli, Roberta; Cafaro, Giovanni; Iervolino, Salvatore; Carone, Mauro; Pappone, Nicola; DI MINNO, Matteo. - In: ANNALS OF MEDICINE. - ISSN 0785-3890. - 49:6(2017), pp. 513-524. [10.1080/07853890.2017.1311022]

Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of literature studies

AMBROSINO, PASQUALE;LUPOLI, ROBERTA;CAFARO, GIOVANNI;IERVOLINO, SALVATORE;DI MINNO, MATTEO
2017

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients have an increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Common carotid intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) and carotid plaques are surrogate markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and predictors of CV events.
2017
Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of literature studies / Ambrosino, Pasquale; Lupoli, Roberta; Cafaro, Giovanni; Iervolino, Salvatore; Carone, Mauro; Pappone, Nicola; DI MINNO, Matteo. - In: ANNALS OF MEDICINE. - ISSN 0785-3890. - 49:6(2017), pp. 513-524. [10.1080/07853890.2017.1311022]
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