Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group C Deficiency Alters Cigarette Smoke DNA Damage Cell Fate and Accelerates Emphysema Development [PDF]
, 2018 Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure is a major risk factor for the development of emphysema, a common disease characterized by loss of cells comprising the lung parenchyma.
Fisher, Amanda J. +8 more
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Association Between Air Pollution and Lung Lobar Emphysema in COPD
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 The development of emphysema has been linked to air pollution; however, the association of air pollution with the extent of lobar emphysema remains unclear.
Nguyen Thanh Tung +22 more
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Pulmonary artery stiffness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) and emphysema: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) COPD Study [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and particularly emphysema are characterized by stiffness of the aorta, due in part to accelerated elastin degradation in the lungs and aorta. Stiffness of the pulmonary arteries (PAs) may also be
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Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2019 Importance While air pollutants at historical levels have been associated with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, it is not known whether exposure to contemporary air pollutant concentrations is associated with progression of emphysema ...
Meng Wang +19 more
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Experimental and Molecular Medicine, 2020 Recent work has suggested a microbial dysbiosis association between the lung and gut in respiratory diseases. Here, we demonstrated that gut microbiome modulation attenuated emphysema development.
Yoon Ok Jang +9 more
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CT Assessment of Subtypes of Pulmonary Emphysema in Mongolian Miners
Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020 Objectives: To determine the incidence of subtypes of pulmonary emphysema identified by LDCT imaging and the relationship between emphysema subtypes with smoking and pulmonary function in miners.
Garamjav Khishigdavaa +7 more
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Mucus Plugs and Emphysema in the Pathophysiology of Airflow Obstruction and Hypoxemia in Smokers.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020 BACKGROUND 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.
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Pulmonary Emphysema: Visual Interpretation and Quantitative Analysis
대한영상의학회지, 2021 Pulmonary emphysema is a cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Emphysema can be accurately diagnosed via CT. The severity of emphysema can be assessed using visual interpretation or quantitative analysis.
Jihang Kim
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Subcutaneous emphysema during root canal therapy: endodontic accident by sodium hypoclorite [PDF]
, 2017 Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema is defined as the abnormal introduction of air in the subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck. It is mainly caused by trauma, head and neck surgery, general anesthesia, and coughing or habitual performance of ...
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Recommendations for the use of endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: Role in the treatment of emphysema [PDF]
, 2015 Emphysema is a very common cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). Therapeutic options in severe emphysema are limited. Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) is increasingly being used internationally for the treatment of advanced ...
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