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SUBMITTER: de-Torres JP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5918899 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de-Torres Juan P JP Ezponda Ana A Alcaide Ana B AB Campo Arantza A Berto Juan J Gonzalez Jessica J Zulueta Javier J JJ Casanova Ciro C Rodriguez-Delgado Luisa Elena LE Celli Bartolome R BR Bastarrika Gorka G
PloS one 20180425 4
<h4>Rationale</h4>Pulmonary artery enlargement (PAE) is associated with exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and with survival in moderate to severe patients. The potential role of PAE in survival prediction has not been compared with other clinical and physiological prognostic markers.<h4>Methods</h4>In 188 patients with COPD, PA diameter was measured on a chest CT and the following clinical and physiological parameters registered: age, gender, smoking status, pack-year ...[more]