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Supine posture changes lung volumes and increases ventilation heterogeneity in cystic fibrosis

INTRODUCTION: Lung Clearance Index (LCI) is recognised as an early marker of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. The effect of posture on LCI however is important when considering longitudinal measurements from infancy and when comparing LCI to imaging studies. METHODS: 35 children with CF and 28 hea...

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Autores principales: Smith, Laurie J., Macleod, Kenneth A., Collier, Guilhem J., Horn, Felix C., Sheridan, Helen, Aldag, Ina, Taylor, Chris J., Cunningham, Steve, Wild, Jim M., Horsley, Alex
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29176899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188275