Mucus Plugs and Emphysema in the Pathophysiology of Airflow Obstruction and Hypoxemia in Smokers

Autor: Richard C. Boucher, Travis S. Henry, Wanda K. O'Neal, Russell P. Bowler, Robert Paine, Igor Barjaktarevic, Joyce D. Schroeder, MeiLan K. Han, Eugene R. Bleecker, Alejandro P. Comellas, Christopher B. Cooper, Jerry A. Krishnan, Stephen P. Peters, R. Graham Barr, Mark T. Dransfield, Annette T. Hastie, Stephanie A. Christenson, Eric A. Hoffman, Mark L. Schiebler, Prescott G. Woodruff, Claire M. Doerschuk, Brett M. Elicker, Victor E. Ortega, Gerard J. Criner, Stephen C. Lazarus, Fernando J. Martinez, David S. Gierada, David Couper, Charles E. McCulloch, Eleanor M. Dunican, John V. Fahy, M. Bradley Drummond, Nadia N. Hansel, Wayne Anderson
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 203:957-968
ISSN: 1535-4970
1073-449X
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202006-2248oc
Popis: Rationale: The relative roles of mucus plugs and emphysema in mechanisms of airflow limitation and hypoxemia in smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are uncertain.Objectives: T...
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