Higher plasma cholesterol and low density lipoproteins are associated with increased airway resistance in COPD

Shima Rafie (Pune, India), Shima Rafiei, Subhabrata Moitra, Bill Brashier, Sundeep Salvi, Sadhu Naik, Mohan Kulkarni

Source: International Congress 2015 – Functional and imaging techniques for assessing lung, airway and respiratory muscles
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Shima Rafie (Pune, India), Shima Rafiei, Subhabrata Moitra, Bill Brashier, Sundeep Salvi, Sadhu Naik, Mohan Kulkarni. Higher plasma cholesterol and low density lipoproteins are associated with increased airway resistance in COPD. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 523

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