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SUBMITTER: Matsuoka S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2817812 | biostudies-other | 2010 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Matsuoka Shin S Washko George R GR Yamashiro Tsuneo T Estepar Raul San Jose RS Diaz Alejandro A Silverman Edwin K EK Hoffman Eric E Fessler Henry E HE Criner Gerard J GJ Marchetti Nathaniel N Scharf Steven M SM Martinez Fernando J FJ Reilly John J JJ Hatabu Hiroto H
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 20091029 3
<h4>Rationale</h4>Vascular alteration of small pulmonary vessels is one of the characteristic features of pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The in vivo relationship between pulmonary hypertension and morphological alteration of the small pulmonary vessels has not been assessed in patients with severe emphysema.<h4>Objectives</h4>We evaluated the correlation of total cross-sectional area of small pulmonary vessels (CSA) assessed on computed tomography (CT) scans wit ...[more]