Characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with robust progression of emphysematous change

Abstract Emphysema is a major pathological change in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the annual changes in the progression of emphysematous have not been investigated. We aimed to determine possible baseline predicting factors of the change in emphysematous progression in a su...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Tsutsumi, Shotaro Chubachi, Hidehiro Irie, Mamoru Sasaki, Yoshitake Yamada, Hiroaki Sugiura, Masahiro Jinzaki, Hidetoshi Nakamura, Koichiro Asano, Tomoko Betsuyaku, Koichi Fukunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87724-8