The impact of mechanical properties on aortic dilation in patients with COPD and emphysema

Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jun 1:332:204. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.03.039. Epub 2021 Mar 19.

Authors

Toshihide Izumida¹, Teruhiko Imamura²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Community Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University Himi Municipal Hospital, 1130 Kurakawa, Himi, Toyama, Japan.
² Second Department of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan. Electronic address: teimamu@med.u-toyama.ac.jp.

PMID: 33753183
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.03.039

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic aneurysm; Aortic dissection; Aortic valve.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Aorta
Atherosclerosis*
Dilatation
Emphysema*
Humans
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / epidemiology