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Changes of Number and Function of Late Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Peripheral Blood of COPD Patients Combined with Pulmonary Hypertension.
The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon - 1 Jun 2016
Liu Pei, Zhang Hongmei, Liu Jianxin, Sheng Chunfeng, Zhang Linlin, Zeng Yanjun
Abstract excerpt
Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the changes of number and function of late endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in peripheral blood of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients combined with pulmonary hypertension. Subjects and Methods The study enrolled 120 cases including 40 non-COPD and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients (non-COPD group), 40 COPD non-PAH patients...
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