Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5941572 | Annals of Vascular Surgery | 2016 | 31 Pages |
Abstract
The present meta-analysis demonstrated 1.8-fold increased prevalence/incidence of COPD in patients with AAA relative to subjects without AAA (i.e., 1.8-fold increased prevalence/incidence of AAA in patients with COPD relative to subjects without COPD), which suggests that COPD is associated with AAA presence.
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Authors
Hisato Takagi, Takuya Umemoto, ALICE (All-Literature Investigation of Cardiovascular Evidence) Group ALICE (All-Literature Investigation of Cardiovascular Evidence) Group,