Diaphragm adaptations in patients with COPD

Inspiratory muscle weakness in patients with COPD is of major clinical relevance. For instance, maximum inspiratory pressure generation is an independent determinant of survival in severe COPD. Traditionally, inspiratory muscle weakness has been ascribed to hyperinflation-induced diaphragm shortenin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ottenheijm, Coen AC, Heunks, Leo MA, Dekhuijzen, Richard PN
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2248576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18218129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-9-12

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2248576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18218129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-9-12

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