Columbia researchers show link between lung disease and heart function
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 08:35
in Health & Medicine
A new study from Columbia University Medical Centre researchers, has found that the heart's ability to pump effectively is diminished among people with a common lung disease, even in people with no or mild symptoms. Published in the 21 January issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the research is the first to show a strong link between heart function and mild COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)...