Left ventricular concentric remodeling in COPD patients: A cross-sectional observational study

CONCLUSIONS: More severe COPD patients, BODE score ≥5, may have higher RWT, featuring a possible higher concentric remodeling of LV in this group. Besides that, a greater disease severity may be related to LV chamber size reduction.PMID:38614905 | DOI:10.1016/j.medcli.2024.01.024

Source: Medicina Clinica - April 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Naiara Tais Leonardi Camila da Silva Rocha Tomaz Erika Zavaglia Kabbach Alessandro Domingues Heubel Nathany Souza Schafauser D ébora Mayumi de Oliveira Kawakami Audrey Borghi-Silva Meliza Goi Roscani Viviane Castello-Sim ões Renata Gon çalves Mendes Source Type: research