Hyperinflated lungs compress the heart during expiration in COPD patients: a new finding on dynamic-ventilation computed tomography

PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to evaluate dynamic changes in heart size during the respiratory cycle using four-dimensional computed tomography (CT) and to understand the relationship of these changes to airflow limitation in smokers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 31 smokers, including 13...

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Autores principales: Xu, Yanyan, Yamashiro, Tsuneo, Moriya, Hiroshi, Tsubakimoto, Maho, Tsuchiya, Nanae, Nagatani, Yukihiro, Matsuoka, Shin, Murayama, Sadayuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5661839/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29123390
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S145599

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5661839/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29123390
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S145599

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