A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Aspirin Use and Progression of Emphysema-like Lung Characteristics on CT Imaging: The MESA Lung Study

BACKGROUND: Platelet activation reduces pulmonary microvascular blood flow and contributes to inflammation; these factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of COPD and emphysema. We hypothesized that regular use of aspirin, a platelet inhibitor, would be associated with a slower progression o...

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izdano v:Chest
Main Authors: Aaron, Carrie P., Schwartz, Joseph E., Hoffman, Eric A., Angelini, Elsa, Austin, John H.M., Cushman, Mary, Jacobs, David R., Kaufman, Joel D., Laine, Andrew, Smith, Lewis J., Yang, Jie, Watson, Karol E., Tracy, Russell P., Barr, R. Graham
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Jezik:Inglês
Izdano: American College of Chest Physicians 2018
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COPD
Online dostop:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6045779/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29246770
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2017.11.031
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