Background Chest computed tomography (CT) is a widely used method to assess
morphological and dynamic abnormalities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease that is
characterized by chronic airflow limitation. Unraveling of this heterogeneity is challenging …

Background COPD is a heterogeneous disease characterized by airflow obstruction and
diagnosed by lung function. CT imaging is emerging as an important, noninvasive tool in …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary vascular alteration is one of the characteristic
features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recent studies suggest that …

Rationale: Angiographic investigation suggests that pulmonary vascular remodeling in
smokers is characterized by distal pruning of the blood vessels. Objectives: Using volumetric …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable respiratory
disease with some significant extrapulmonary effects that may contribute to the severity in …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by the presence of airflow
limitation that is caused by a combination of small airway remodeling and emphysema …

Computed tomography (CT) is an obvious modality for subclassification of COPD.
Traditionally, the pulmonary involvement of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Background Early recognition of cardiac dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) may prevent future cardiac impairment and improve prognosis …

The Genetic Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPDGene) study,
which began in 2007, is an ongoing multicenter observational cohort study of more than …