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Background and objective
Activation of the blood coagulation system is a common observation in inflammatory diseases. The role of coagulation in COPD is underexplored.
Methods
The study included 413 COPD patients and 49 controls from the 3‐year Bergen COPD Cohort Study (BCCS). One hundred and forty‐eight COPD patients were also examined during AECOPD. The plasma markers of coagulation activation,...
In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exacerbations (ECOPD), characterized by an acute deterioration in respiratory symptoms, are fundamental events impacting negatively upon disease progression, comorbidities, wellbeing and mortality. ECOPD also represent the largest component of the socioeconomic burden of COPD. ECOPDs are currently defined as acute worsening of respiratory symptoms that...
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