Extract Our conceptualisation of COPD continues to evolve. An increasingly outlined component of this is a progressive pulmonary vasculopathy, ranging from early endothelial dysfunction in smokers to overt pulmonary hypertension, a comorbidity that portends a grim prognosis [1 - 4].
Extract Our conceptualisation of COPD continues to evolve. An increasingly outlined component of this is a progressive pulmonary vasculopathy, ranging from early endothelial dysfunction in smokers to overt pulmonary hypertension, a comorbidity that portends a grim prognosis [1 - 4].