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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lipid Core Carotid Artery Plaques in the Elderly: The Rott...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lipid Core Carotid Artery Plaques in the Elderly: The Rott...

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lipid Core Carotid Artery Plaques in the Elderly: The Rotterdam Study

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Full title

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lipid Core Carotid Artery Plaques in the Elderly: The Rotterdam Study

Publisher

New York, NY: American Thoracic Society

Journal title

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2013, Vol.187 (1), p.58-64

Language

English

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New York, NY: American Thoracic Society

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Contents

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke and the risk increases with severity of airflow limitation. Even though vulnerable carotid artery plaque components, such as intraplaque hemorrhage and lipid core, place persons at high risk for ischemic events, the plaque composition in patients with COP...

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Full title

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lipid Core Carotid Artery Plaques in the Elderly: The Rotterdam Study

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1273116296

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1273116296

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ISSN

1073-449X

E-ISSN

1535-4970

DOI

10.1164/rccm.201206-1046OC

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