Metabolic syndrome and carotid intima-media thickness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ÖZGEN ALPAYDIN, AYLİN; Arslan, Isin; SERTER, SELİM; ŞAKAR COŞKUN, AYŞIN; Celik, Pinar; TANELİ, FATMA; Yorgancioglu, Arzu

doi:10.1186/2049-6958-8-61

Metabolic syndrome and carotid intima-media thickness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ÖZGEN ALPAYDIN A., Arslan I. K., SERTER S., ŞAKAR COŞKUN A., Celik P., TANELİ F., ...Daha Fazla

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, cilt.8, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/2049-6958-8-61
Dergi Adı: MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Anahtar Kelimeler: Atherosclerosis, Carotid IMT, COPD, Metabolic syndrome, Serum CRP
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), carotid intima media thickness (IMT), and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the possible relationships among them.