… of carotid atherosclerosis with pulmonary phenotypes of COPD. We evaluated 61 subjects
without a clinical diagnosis of pulmonary … (72 ± 6 year) and 27 ex-smokers (73 ± 9 year). We …

… carotid plaque that was significantly greater in ex-smokers as … measure pulmonary artery
abnormalities in otherwise normal … and CT pulmonary and pulmonary artery disease biomarkers…

… between airflow limitation and increased cIMT and/or carotid … ex-smokers with normal lung
function, but the differences seem to be related to shared risk factors between both disorders, …

… of surgical history or vascular abnormality that would preclude assessment of carotid … is
associated with low pulmonary function and emphysema in ex-smokers: the Emphysema and …

… The development of cognitive disorders recognized by … Ex-smokers were 3.0 times more
likely to have an AAA than … patients with carotid atherosclerosis and air flow velocity shown by …

… airflow obstruction and in 290 subjects with normal lung … were older, with more male
subjects, ex-smokers or current … subclinical atherosclerosis as reflected by the increased carotid …

… PWV is used as a predictor of subclinical atherosclerotic … tomography scan in ex-smokers
without airflow limitation. This … of carotid plaque, PWV abnormality, thickened carotid IMT, and …

… [52], they found that lung abnormalities may be directly related to carotid atherosclerosis
in absence of airflow limitation in never- and ex-smokers. They suggested that subclinical …

… Carotid atherosclerosis strongly correlates with coronary … of a spectrum of metabolic
abnormalities that are seen in … % were Ex smokers and 45.20% were Non smokers. In COPD …

… ex-smokers without airflow limitation had imaging evidence of subclinical lung and vascular
disease, 2) pulmonary abnormalities … “Pulmonary Abnormalities and Carotid Atherosclerosis …