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[背景] COPD定位为全身炎症疾病。我们之前报道,从早期暴露于烟草烟雾的COPD可能导致内膜介质厚度(MAX-IMT)的最大值的增加,这些值与烟雾相关血管组合的患病率的增加相关。分析血清己酸苯甲酸比与花生酸(EPA / AA)和踝关节压力指数(ABI)的数据分析,其可用作动脉硬化的指标,我们研究了本研究中它们之间的相关性。[方法]我们将艾米莫镇诊所的潜在科目鉴定为两组:G1)COPD和烟草烟雾的历史;G2)没有COPD的受试者,并分析了Max-IMT,EPA / AA和ABI的测量。我们定义了严重的烟雾,因为Brinkman指数超过600. [结果]在获得知情同意后,总共参加了118名科目(男性77,女性41)。G1和2分别由60个受试者(46,14),58个受试者(31,27)组成。G1中的MAX-IMT为1.52±1.29 mm,G2为1.38±1.55mm。G1:G2中的ABI(0.84±1.23:0.92±1.73),EPA / AA为G1:G2(0.44±0.37:0.47±0.23)。与G2相比,G1有更高的MAX-IMT。 Furthermore, G1 demonstrated significant decline in ABI and EPA/AA, when compared with G2. [Conclusions]In subjects with COPD, sever exposure to smoke in addition to rise in max-IMT, declined ABI and EPA/AA, that promoted atherosclerotic changes, which may increase the likelihood of smoke-related vascular comorbidities such as cardiovascular and cerberovascular diseases.
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