Although substantial evidence shows that smoking is positively and robustly associated with
cardiovascular disease (CVD), the CVD risk associated with the use of new and emerging …

Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are a family of prognostic biomarkers in patients with heart failure
(HF). HF is one of the most frequent comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive …

Background Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) is a proposed
emphysema and airflow obstruction biomarker; however, previous publications have shown …

Background Cardiovascular disease is prevalent and frequently unrecognized in patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). NT-proBNP is an established risk factor …

Background Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) influences innate immunity and inflammation, host defence,
the complement cascade and angiogenesis. PTX3 expression in lung and blood of subjects …

Objective: During the course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary
hypertension (PH) and right ventricular (RV) failure may develop due to elevated afterload of …

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two
common, heterogeneous, long-term illnesses which cause significant morbidity and …

Background and objectivesExposure to second-hand smoke is as hazardous as exposure to
first-hand smoke, and can cause cardiovascular disease. N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic …

Although substantial evidence shows that smoking is positively and robustly associated with
cardiovascular disease (CVD), the CVD risk associated with the use of new and emerging …

Результаты и обсуждение. С уровнем NT-proBNP в группе ХОЗЛ коррелировали такие
параметры диастолической функции правого желудочка (ПЖ), как отношение E/Aттк и …