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Differentiating Smoking-Related Interstitial Fibrosis (SRIF) from Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) with Emphysema Using CT Features Based on Pathologically Proven Cases. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
To differentiate smoking-related interstitial fibrosis (SRIF) from usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) with emphysema on CT in combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) patients.This study was approved by the institutional review board and informed
Kum Ju Chae   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantitative CT analysis in patients with pulmonary emphysema: is lung function influenced by concomitant unspecific pulmonary fibrosis? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Purpose: Quantitative analysis of CT scans has proven to be a reproducible technique, which might help to understand the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.
Doellinger, Felix   +5 more
core   +1 more source

CT-based Visual Classification of Emphysema: Association with Mortality in the COPDGene Study

open access: yesRadiology, 2018
Purpose To determine whether visually assessed patterns of emphysema at CT might provide a simple assessment of mortality risk among cigarette smokers. Materials and Methods Of the first 4000 cigarette smokers consecutively enrolled between 2007 and 2011
D. Lynch   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Animal models of emphysema

open access: yesChinese Medical Journal, 2019
. Objective. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic respiratory disease of human beings characterized by not fully reversible airflow limitation.
Gui-Bin Liang, Zhi-Hui He, Xin Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary Emphysema Regional Distribution and Extent Assessed by Chest Computed Tomography Is Associated With Pulmonary Function Impairment in Patients With COPD

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate how emphysema extent and its regional distribution quantified by chest CT are associated with clinical and functional severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Methods/Design: Patients ...
Plácido Gomes   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comorbid Conditions in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Recognition and Management. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown etiology, primarily affects older adults and leads to a progressive decline in lung function and quality of life.
Collard, Harold R, Oldham, Justin M
core   +2 more sources

Eosinophil-derived IL-13 promotes emphysema

open access: yesEuropean Respiratory Journal, 2019
The inflammatory responses in chronic airway diseases leading to emphysema are not fully defined. We hypothesised that lung eosinophilia contributes to airspace enlargement in a mouse model and to emphysema in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
A. Doyle   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Broad subcutaneous emphysema with airway obstruction during robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy: A case report and literature review

open access: yesIJU Case Reports, 2023
Introduction Subcutaneous emphysema is a relatively common complication in laparoscopic surgery. However, airway obstruction secondary to subcutaneous emphysema is rare.
Akihiro Ono   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quercetin prevents progression of disease in elastase/LPS-exposed mice by negatively regulating MMP expression [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic bronchitis, emphysema and irreversible airflow limitation. These changes are thought to be due to oxidative stress and an imbalance of proteases and antiproteases ...
A Babusyte   +63 more
core   +6 more sources

Avoidable Hospitalizations in Persons With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population‐Based Study Using Administrative Data

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We estimated incidence rates of avoidable hospitalizations by persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) relative to the general population. Methods We identified individuals meeting a validated case definition for RA based on International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) and ICD‐10‐CA codes in years ...
Dani G. Contreras   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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