Association between airway obstruction and peripheral arterial stiffness in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Objective To evaluate the relationship between se-verity of airway obstruction and peripheral arterial stiffness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).Methods 81 COPD patients[aged(78.32±6.98)yrs,73 males,8 females]from Jan2008 to Oct 2012 were enrolled in Geriatric