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Comparison of spatially matched airways reveals thinner airway walls in COPD. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) COPD Study and the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcomes in COPD Study (SPIROMICS).

Benjamin M SmithEric A HoffmanDan RabinowitzEugene BleeckerStephanie ChristensonDavid J CouperKathleen M DonohueMeilan K HanNadia N HanselRichard E KannerEric KleerupStephen RennardR Graham Barr
Published in: Thorax (2014)
Airway walls are thinner in COPD when comparing spatially matched central airways. Other approaches to airway sampling result in comparisons of more proximal to more distal airways and potentially biased assessment of airway properties in COPD.
Keyphrases
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • lung function
  • cystic fibrosis
  • cardiovascular disease
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  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • glycemic control