In utero smoking exposure induces changes to lung clearance index and modifies risk of wheeze in infants.
Ediane de Queiroz AndradeCarla Rebeca Da Silva SenaPatricia de Gouveia BelineloPaul D RobinsonAnneliese BlaxlandPeter D SlyVanessa E MurphyPeter G GibsonAdam M CollisonJoerg MattesPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2024)
In utero tobacco smoke exposure induces lung ventilation inhomogeneities. Furthermore, an interaction between smoke exposure and lung ventilation inhomogeneities increases the risk of having a wheeze in the first year of life.