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    • Inflammation as possible mediator for the relationship between lung and artirial function 

      Van Rooyen, Yolandi; Schutte, Aletta E.; Huisman, Hugo W.; Eloff, Fritz C.; Du Plessis, Johan L.; Kruger, Annamarie; Van Rooyen, Johannes M. (Springer, 2016)
      Introduction Reduced lung function is associated with a risk for the development of cardiovascular disease. This association may be due to chronic inflammation which is often present in those with reduced lung ...
    • Lung function, inflammation and cardiovascular mortality in Africans 

      Breet, Yolandi; Schutte, Aletta E.; Huisman, Hugo W.; Eloff, Frederik C.; Du, Plessis Johannes L.; Kruger, Annamarie; Van Rooyen, Johannes M. (Wiley, 2016)
      Background The link between impaired lung function and cardiovascular outcome is well established in European and American populations. It is possible that this association may be driven by a systemic spillover of ...