Impaired left ventricular filling in COPD and emphysema: is it the heart or the lungs? The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis COPD Study - Smith, Benjamin M; Prince, Martin R; Hoffman, Eric A; Bluemke, David A; Liu, Chia-Ying; Rabinowitz, Dan; Hueper, Katja; Parikh, Megha A; Gomes, Antoinette S; Michos, Erin D; Lima, João A C; Barr, R Graham (Chest, 2013)
Keywords: Aged; Female; Heart - physiopathology; Humans; Lung - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology; Pulmonary Emphysema - complications; Pulmonary Emphysema - physiopathology; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology