Small Airways Disease in Pre-COPD with Emphysema: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Stijn E VerledenJeroen M H HendriksAnnemiek SnoeckxCindy MaiYves MentensWim CallebautBruno De BeliePaul E Van SchilVeronique VerplanckeAnnelies JanssensJoseph JacobAshkan PakzadThomas M ConlonGuney GuvencAli Önder YildirimPatrick PauwelsSenada KoljenovicJohanna M Kwakkel-Van-ErpTherese LapperrePublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2023)
Lungs of patients with emphysematous pre-COPD already show lower small airway number and airway remodeling and in the absence of physiologic airway obstruction.