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IREB2 and GALC are associated with pulmonary artery enlargement in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Mar 2015
Lee Jin Hwa, Cho Michael H, Hersh Craig P, McDonald Merry-Lynn N, Wells J Michael, Dransfield Mark T, Bowler Russell P, Lynch David A, Lomas David A, Crapo James D, Silverman Edwin K
Abstract excerpt
Pulmonary hypertension is associated with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although pulmonary vascular changes occur early in the course of the disease. Pulmonary artery (PA) enlargement (PAE) measured by computed tomography correlates with pulmonary hypertension and COPD ex...
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