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- Title
Statin therapy is associated with decreased pulmonary vascular pressures in severe COPD.
- Authors
Reed, Robert M; Iacono, Aldo; DeFilippis, Andrew; Jones, Steven; Eberlein, Michael; Lechtzin, Noah; Girgis, Reda E
- Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in COPD carries a poor prognosis. Statin therapy has been associated with numerous beneficial clinical effects in COPD, including a possible improvement in PH. We examined the association between statin use and pulmonary hemodynamics in a well-characterized cohort of patients undergoing evaluation for lung transplantation.
- Publication
COPD, 2011, Vol 8, Issue 2, p96
- ISSN
1541-2563
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3109/15412555.2011.558545