@article{6048c33b63284462b7ec4f52bdb408f9,
title = "Coronary artery calcification is increased in patients with COPD and associated with increased morbidity and mortality",
abstract = "Coronary artery calcification is pathognomonic of coronary artery disease (CAD). Whether CAD in patients with COPD is linked to lung function, functional capacity and/or clinically relevant outcomes is unknown. The objective was to assess the association between CAD and disease severity, functional capacity and outcomes in patients with COPD.",
author = "Williams, {Michelle C} and Murchison, {John T} and Edwards, {Lisa D} and Alvar Agust{\'i} and Per Bakke and Calverley, {Peter M A} and Bartolome Celli and Coxson, {Harvey O} and Courtney Crim and Lomas, {David A} and Miller, {Bruce E} and Steve Rennard and Silverman, {Edwin K} and Ruth Tal-Singer and J{\o}rgen Vestbo and Emiel Wouters and Yates, {Julie C} and {van Beek}, {Edwin J R} and Newby, {David E} and William Macnee and {for the Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints (ECLIPSE) investigators}",
note = "Thorax 2014;69:718-723 ",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203151",
language = "English",
volume = "69",
pages = "718--723 ",
journal = "Thorax",
issn = "0040-6376",
publisher = "B M J Group",
}