Background Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (D lco) is inconsistently
obtained in patients with COPD, and the added benefit of D lco testing beyond that of more …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Reference …

Background The in vivo relationship between peel pulmonary vessels, small pulmonary
vessels, and pulmonary hypertension (PH) is not fully understood. Purpose To quantitatively …

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

Background Recent advances in multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) facilitate
acquiring important clinical information for managing patients with COPD. MDCT can detect …

Background It is necessary to analyze the CT pulmonary vascular parameters and disease
severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients to provide evidence …

Highlights•This study explores the cardiopulmonary relation in patients with atrial
fibrillation.•Pulmonary vascular volumes were assessed using automatic computed …

Purpose Despite the high prevalence of pulmonary vascular alterations and their substantial
impact on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), tools for the direct in vivo …

Purpose Vascular remodeling is a significant pathological feature of various pulmonary
diseases, which may be assessed by quantitative computed tomography (CT) imaging. The …

Destruction of alveoli by apoptosis induced by cigarette smoke (CS) is a major driver of
emphysema pathogenesis. However, when compared to cells isolated from non-smokers …