Right Heart Structural Changes Are Independently Associated with Exercise Capacity in Non-Severe COPD

Michael J. Cuttica; Sanjiv J. Shah; Sharon R. Rosenberg; Randy Orr; Lauren Beussink; Jane E. Dematte; Lewis J. Smith; Ravi Kalhan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029069

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Right Heart Structural Changes Are Independently Associated with Exercise Capacity in Non-Severe COPD

Michael J. Cuttica ,

* E-mail: m-cuttica@northwestern.edu

Affiliation Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Sanjiv J. Shah,

Affiliations Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Sharon R. Rosenberg,

Affiliation Asthma and COPD Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Randy Orr,

Affiliation Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Lauren Beussink,

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Jane E. Dematte,

Affiliation Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Lewis J. Smith,

Affiliation Asthma and COPD Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Ravi Kalhan

Affiliation Asthma and COPD Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Right Heart Structural Changes Are Independently Associated with Exercise Capacity in Non-Severe COPD

Michael J. Cuttica,
Sanjiv J. Shah,
Sharon R. Rosenberg,
Randy Orr,
Lauren Beussink,
Jane E. Dematte,
Lewis J. Smith,
Ravi Kalhan

Published: December 29, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029069

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