Increased pulmonary artery diameter is associated with reduced FEV1 in former World Trade Center workers.
Rafael E de la HozYunho JeonAnthony P ReevesRaúl San José EstéparXiaoyu LiuJohn T DoucetteJuan C CeledónAnna NolanPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2019)
In WTC workers, FEV1 < LLN is associated with elevated PAAr which, although likely multifactorial, may be related to distal vasculopathy, as has been hypothesized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.