Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 8 , Pages 1171-1178 , August 2010

Sub-clinical left and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with COPD

  • Ramsey Sabit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wales Heart Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
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  • Charlotte E. Bolton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wales Heart Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
    • Nottingham Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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  • Alan G. Fraser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Wales Heart Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Julie M. Edwards

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Wales Heart Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Peter H. Edwards

      Affiliations

    • On Behalf of Ely Bridge Surgery, Ely, Cardiff CF5 4AE, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Alina A. Ionescu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wales Heart Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
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  • John R. Cockcroft

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Wales Heart Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Dennis J. Shale

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wales Heart Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44(0)2920 716948; fax: +44(0)2920 716416.

Received 23 September 2009 ,Accepted 28 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.01.020

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 8 , Pages 1171-1178 , August 2010

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