The Relationship between Peripheral Arterial Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Journal Title: Pulmonary Research and Respiratory Medicine – Open Journal - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 2
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a representative chronic pulmonary disease and is predicted to become the third leading cause of death in middle-income countries by 2030.1 COPD has been recognized not only as a lung but also a systemic disease.2 Smoking is a major cause of COPD, cardiovascular disease,3 stroke4 and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Smoking-induced inflammation and other risk factors like dyslipidemia cause vascular endothelial damage via oxidative stress, and a vicious cycle with the characteristics of atherosclerosis ensues.5 Recent studies paid particular focus on PAD as COPD comorbidities because it has been unclear that prevalence of PAD in COPD patients.
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Takaaki Kakihana
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- DOI 10.17140/PRRMOJ-SE-2-110
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