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Observational studyLung2018

Cardiovascular Studies in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Due to Biomass Smoke or Tobacco.

Rafael Golpe, Pilar Sanjuán-López, Irene Martín-Robles, Carlos González-Juanatey, Luis Pérez-de-Llano, José L López-Campos

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Observational study in Lung, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rafael GolpeServicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Unidad Administrativa 4-A, c/Dr Ulises Romero no. 1, 27002, Lugo, Spain. rafael.golpe.gomez@sergas.es.ORCID 0000-0002-3759-5322
Pilar Sanjuán-LópezServicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Unidad Administrativa 4-A, c/Dr Ulises Romero no. 1, 27002, Lugo, Spain.
Irene Martín-RoblesServicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Unidad Administrativa 4-A, c/Dr Ulises Romero no. 1, 27002, Lugo, Spain.
Carlos González-JuanateyServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain.
Luis Pérez-de-LlanoServicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Unidad Administrativa 4-A, c/Dr Ulises Romero no. 1, 27002, Lugo, Spain.
José L López-CamposUnidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti · ESInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveThe cardiovascular effects of biomass smoke exposure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are not well characterized, and few studies have assessed the possible differences between patients with disease caused by biomass smoke and tobacco. The aim of this study was to search for differences in cardiovascular variables between both types of the disease.

methodsTwenty subjects (15 men, 5 women) with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused by tobacco were matched one to one for sex, age, and forced expiratory volume in 1 s to 20 patients with biomass-related disease. Echocardiography and carotid ultrasound studies were performed. Flow-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilatation and endothelium-independent vasodilatation were also measured.

resultsThere were no significant differences between groups in any of the echocardiographic variables, nor in the intima-media carotid thickness, the number of carotid plaques, or the percentage of endothelium-dependent or endothelium-independent vasodilation. A high percentage of patients in both groups showed an abnormal flow-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilatation pattern.

conclusionThe study does not support the hypothesis of a different cardiovascular effect of biomass or tobacco smoke exposure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cardiovascular comorbidity should be assessed in patients with biomass-associated disease, similarly to subjects with tobacco-related disease.

Indexed as

BiomassAgedBrachial ArteryCardiovascular DiseasesCarotid ArteriesCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesEchocardiography, Doppler, PulsedEndothelium, VascularFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedSmokeBiomass smokeCardiovascular diseasesCOPDTobacco

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PMID29435736
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