Lung-heart clinical crosstalk in the course of COPD exacerbation.

CONCLUSIONS: Pulmonary hyperinflation and bronchial obstruction may be reduced by effective COPD exacerbation treatment and are accompanied by clinical improvement. The mPAP reduction observed in the course of treatment was not correlated with the results of 6MWT and MRC score.
PMID: 25577531 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - January 18, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Skoczyński S, Mizia-Stec K, Semik-Orzech A, Sozańska E, Brożek G, Pierzchała W Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research