Obesity Impact on Dyspnea in COPD Patients.
Alexis DupuisAurore ThierryJeanne Marie PerotinJulien AncelValérian DormoySandra DuryGaëtan DesléeClaire LaunoisPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2024)
By contrast with non-obese patients, dyspnea did not increase with spirometric GOLD grades in obese patients. This might be explained by a reduced lung hyperinflation related to the mechanical effects of obesity and a less severe emphysema in severe COPD patients with obesity.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- roux en y gastric bypass
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- insulin resistance
- gastric bypass
- metabolic syndrome
- high fat diet induced
- lung function
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- end stage renal disease
- early onset
- ejection fraction
- adipose tissue
- air pollution
- cystic fibrosis
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis