Tidal airway closure in asthma and COPD
Functional closure of small airways can occur during tidal breathing above functional residual capacity (FRC) both in asthma and COPD patients, especially during exacerbations. Such event has several noxious consequences on gas exchange, airway hyperresponsiveness and mechanical stress and strain wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2016-11-01
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Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/788 |