The relationships between serum Heart ‐type Fatty Acid Binding Protein and right ventricular echocardiographic indices in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

ConclusionThe correlation between serum H ‐FABP and RV echocardiographic indices such as S‐PAP, RV‐WT and TAPSE, can be related to RV function in COPD patients. Moreover, RV echocardiographic indices are significantly correlated with the severity of COPD as classified in various GOLD stages.

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - January 12, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Leili Avesta, Mohammad Reza Aslani, Parastoo Parham, Saeid Sadeghieh ‐Ahari, Hassan Ghobadi Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research