Fibrinogen, COPD and Mortality in a Nationally Representative U.S. Cohort
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 08/17/2012
Mannino DM et al. – In the nationally representative NHANES III data, impaired lung function is a correlate of fibrinogen levels and the presence of higher fibrinogen levels increases the risk of mortality both in the overall population and among subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
