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Pulmonary arterial hypertension in scleroderma: care gaps in screening

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2017
One in six patients with systemic sclerosis will develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Screening with echocardiography and possibly pulmonary function testing (to determine the diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide) is recommended to detect PAH ...
Janet E. Pope
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Lung fibrosis and exposure to wood dusts: Two cases report and review of the literature

Medycyna Pracy, 2015
Introduction: Increasing evidence suggests that idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) occurs more often in subjects previously exposed to wood dusts than in non-exposed subjects.
Matteo Riccò
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FVC/DLCO identifies pulmonary hypertension and predicts 5-year all-cause mortality in patients with COPD

European Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is unknown whether the ratio of forced vital capacity (FVC) to diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) can identify PH
Yuer Li, Rui Zhang, Hu Shan, Wenhua Shi, Xiaoli Feng, Haijuan Chen, Xia Yang, Yali Li, Jie Zhang, Ming Zhang   +9 more
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Physiology of the lung in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

European Respiratory Review, 2018
The clinical expression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is directly related to multiple alterations in lung function. These alterations derive from a complex disease process affecting all compartments of the lower respiratory system, from the ...
Laurent Plantier, Aurélie Cazes, Anh-Tuan Dinh-Xuan, Catherine Bancal, Sylvain Marchand-Adam, Bruno Crestani   +5 more
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The single-breath diffusing capacity of CO and NO in healthy children of European descent. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The diffusing capacity (DL) of the lung can be divided into two components: the diffusing capacity of the alveolar membrane (Dm) and the pulmonary capillary volume (Vc).
Astrid Thomas, Birgitte Hanel, Jacob L Marott, Frederik Buchvald, Jann Mortensen, Kim G Nielsen   +5 more
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Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification as a Rare Cause of Interstitial Lung Disease

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2014
Diffuse pulmonary ossification (DPO) is a rare form of interstitial lung disease. The present article describes a case of DPO in an elderly man who presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion and an isolated reduction in diffusing capacity for carbon ...
Andrew Burkett, Niamh Coffey, Nha Voduc
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Gas transfer and pulmonary function tests in women with disseminated lupus erythematosus

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2012
   BACKGROUND: Systemic lupus involves different body organs including lungs. However, there is limited information on the systemic lupus without respiratory symptoms.
Babak Amra, Bijan Iraj, Zahra Seyyed Benakdar, Hamid Sanei, Mohammad Golshan   +4 more
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Reference equations for DLNO and DLCO in Mexican Hispanics: influence of altitude and race

BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate pulmonary diffusing capacity for nitric oxide (DLNO) and pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) in Mexican Hispanics born and raised at 2240 m altitude (midlanders) compared with those born and ...
Luis Torre-Bouscoulet, Gerald Stanley Zavorsky, Laura Gochicoa-Rangel, Ada De-Los-Santos-Martínez, Alejandro Reyes-García, David Martínez-Briseño, Mario H Vargas, Irma Lechuga-Trejo, Carlos Guzmán-Valderrábano   +8 more
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A diffuse lung emphysema, severe pulmonary hypertension and lack of airflow limitation

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease is characterized by remodeling of pulmonary arteries, capillaries and venules. We report a case of diffuse lung emphysema and pulmonary veno-occlusive disease with the characteristic of having no airflow limitation.
Morgane Faure, MD, Emmanuel Gomez, MD, Peter Dorfmüller, MD, PhD, Damien Mandry, MD, PhD, Matthieu Canuet, Romain Kessler, François Chabot, Ari Chaouat, MD, PhD   +7 more
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Value of lung diffusing capacity for nitric oxide in systemic sclerosis

Physiological Reports, 2019
A decreased lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is considered to reflect losses of alveolar membrane diffusive conductance for CO (DMCO), due to interstitial lung disease, and/or pulmonary capillary blood volume
Giovanni Barisione, Alessandro Garlaschi, Mariaelena Occhipinti, Michele Baroffio, Massimo Pistolesi, Vito Brusasco   +5 more
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