Silent Airway Mucus Plugs in COPD and Clinical Implications

Autor: Mettler, Sofia K., Nath, Hrudaya P., Grumley, Scott, Orejas, José L., Dolliver, Wojciech R., Nardelli, Pietro, Yen, Andrew C., Kligerman, Seth J., Jacobs, Kathleen, Manapragada, Padma P., Abozeed, Mostafa, Aziz, Muhammad Usman, Zahid, Mohd, Ahmed, Asmaa N., Terry, Nina L., Elalami, Rim, Estépar, Ruben San José, Sonavane, Sushilkumar, Billatos, Ehab, Wang, Wei, Estépar, Raúl San José, Richards, Jeremy B., Cho, Michael H., Diaz, Alejandro A.
Zdroj: Chest; November 2024, Vol. 166 Issue: 5 p1010-1019, 10p
Abstrakt: Airway mucus plugs are frequently identified on CT scans of patients with COPD with a smoking history without mucus-related symptoms (ie, cough, phlegm [silent mucus plugs]).
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