Why the study?
Do patients with COPD exhibit increased aortic inflammation on 18F-FDG PET/CT compared to ex-smokers and patients with metabolic syndrome?
Population
19 subjects, including 7 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 5 patients with metabolic…
Comparison
18F-FDG PET/CT imaging vs Comparison across three cohorts: COPD patients…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May link COPD to excess CV risk via aortic inflammation; hypothesis-generating for PET-based risk stratification.
Do patients with COPD exhibit increased aortic inflammation on 18F-FDG PET/CT compared to ex-smokers and patients with metabolic syndrome?
COPD patients exhibit increased aortic inflammation compared to ex-smokers, providing a potential mechanistic explanation for their elevated cardiovascular risk.
Coulson et al. (2010) studied this question.
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