Computed Tomographic Vascular Pruning Predicts Mortality In Smokers Without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CE Come, FN Rahaghi, RK Putman… - C29. ADVANCES IN …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Pulmonary hypertension is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Additionally, histologic specimens have …

Correlations of Computed Tomography Measurement of Distal Pulmonary Vascular Pruning with Airflow Limitation and Emphysema in COPD Patients

G Tang, F Wang, Z Liang, C Liang, J Wang… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Pulmonary vascular alteration is an important feature of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), which is characterized by distal pulmonary vascular pruning in …

Pulmonary arterial pruning and longitudinal change in percent emphysema and lung function: the genetic epidemiology of COPD study

CL Pistenmaa, P Nardelli, SY Ash, CE Come, AA Diaz… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Pulmonary endothelial damage has been shown to precede the development
of emphysema in animals, and vascular changes in humans have been observed in COPD …

Arterial vascular pruning, right ventricular size, and clinical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A longitudinal observational study

GR Washko, P Nardelli, SY Ash… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Cor pulmonale (right ventricular [RV] dilation) and cor pulmonale parvus (RV
shrinkage) are both described in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The …

CT-quantified pulmonary artery volume associates independently with higher mortality in smokers with and without COPD

T van der Veer, AKAL Kwee, LG Estrella… - 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Aims: Emphysema in COPD can lead to loss of microscopic pulmonary arteries and
secondary pulmonary hypertension. Aim: To determine the association between pulmonary …

Higher pulmonary artery and vein volumes are associated with disease severity and mortality in smokers with and without COPD

A Kwee, T Van Der Veer, LG Estrella… - 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Aim: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema can lead to microscopic
artery loss and pulmonary hypertension. Left heart dysfunction can lead to enlargement of …

Total pulmonary vascular volume: a new COPD phenotype correlated with quantitative CT and PFT measures of emphysema

RW Grout, SK Alford, RG Barr… - A42. CHRONIC …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
COPD/Emphysema. The long-term aim of the present study is to develop a new CT-based
noninvasive measure of total pulmonary vascular volume (TPVV), defined as the volume of …

Prevalence of Pulmonary Vascular Abnormalities in Smokers With and Without COPD

H Tiddens, T Van Der Veer… - A29. WHAT IS YOUR …, 2024 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to loss of
small pulmonary arteries and pulmonary hypertension. Furthermore, left heart dysfunction …

Can CT-Based Arterial and Venous Morphological Markers of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Explain Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling?

R Li, M Song, R Wang, N Su, E Linning - Academic Radiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives We analyzed changes in quantitative pulmonary artery and vein
parameters to investigate pulmonary vascular remodeling characteristics in chronic …

CT-based Vascular Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio as an Imaging Marker to Phenotype Subjects With Predominant Vascular Loss Versus Narrowing in COPD

V Sthanam, S Bodduluri, JM Reinhardt… - A29. WHAT IS YOUR …, 2024 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Morphological changes to the pulmonary vasculature due to narrowing and loss
of small blood vessels are associated with COPD. Computed tomography (CT) based …