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On The Role Of Abnormal Dl(Co) In Ex-Smokers Without Airflow Limitation: Symptoms, Exercise Capacity And Hyperpolarised Helium-3 Mri, Miranda Kirby, Amir Owrangi, Sarah Svenningsen, Andrew Wheatley, Harvey O Coxson, Nigel A M Paterson, David G Mccormack, Grace Parraga
On The Role Of Abnormal Dl(Co) In Ex-Smokers Without Airflow Limitation: Symptoms, Exercise Capacity And Hyperpolarised Helium-3 Mri, Miranda Kirby, Amir Owrangi, Sarah Svenningsen, Andrew Wheatley, Harvey O Coxson, Nigel A M Paterson, David G Mccormack, Grace Parraga
Medical Biophysics Publications
BACKGROUND: The functional effects of abnormal diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) in ex-smokers without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not well understood.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate and compare well established clinical, physiological and emerging imaging measurements in ex-smokers with normal spirometry and abnormal DLCO with a group of ex-smokers with normal spirometry and DLCO and ex-smokers with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage I COPD.
METHODS: We enrolled 38 ex-smokers and 15 subjects with stage I COPD who underwent spirometry, plethysmography, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), 6 min Walk Test (6MWT), x-ray CT and …
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: More Imaging, More Phenotyping...Better Care?, Damien Pike, Grace Parraga
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: More Imaging, More Phenotyping...Better Care?, Damien Pike, Grace Parraga
Medical Biophysics Publications
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