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A formula for predicting emphysema extent in combined idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema
BackgroundNo single pulmonary function test captures the functional effect of emphysema in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Without experienced...
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Eosinophils promote pulmonary matrix destruction and emphysema via Cathepsin L
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who exhibit elevated blood eosinophil levels often experience worsened lung function and...
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An increased risk of pulmonary hypertension in patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: a meta-analysis
Background and aimPulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE). Whether the incidence of...
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Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema in an Infant with Critical Congenital Heart Defect Associated with TNNC1 Gene Mutation and 22q11.2 Microdeletion: A Case Report
Pulmonary interstitial emphysema is a clinical state occurring in newborns and infants that involves lung damage with air leak into the pulmonary...
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The influence of image reconstruction methods on the diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema with convolutional neural network
This study investigated the influence of iterative reconstruction (IR) methods on computed tomography (CT) images when training convolutional neural...
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Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease presenting with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report and literature review
IntroductionMycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacterium commonly identified in adults with underlying pulmonary diseases but is...
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Correlation of pulmonary small vessels of QCT with emphysema and pulmonary function in 894 COPD patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ObjectiveTo analyze the correlation between the cross-sectional area (CSA) of lung vessels and emphysema and clinical lung function indexes by...
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Prognostic Significance of Pulmonary Artery to Aorta Ratio and Other CT Markers in Pulmonary Fibrosis With and Without Emphysema
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with decreased survival in patients with pulmonary fibrosis and combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema....
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Can the size of the contact area body-ground influence the presence of acute pulmonary emphysema in cases of incomplete hanging?
In a recently published study, we showed that acute pulmonary emphysema (APE) was present in cases of death by incomplete hanging and absent in cases...
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Pulmonary emphysema and coronary artery calcifications at baseline LDCT and long-term mortality in smokers and former smokers of the ITALUNG screening trial
ObjectivesCardiovascular disease (CVD), lung cancer (LC), and respiratory diseases are main causes of death in smokers and former smokers undergoing...
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Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Combined Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema in the IPF-PRO Registry
PurposeTo assess the impact of concomitant emphysema on outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
MethodsThe IPF-PRO Registry...
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The Role of Emphysema on Postoperative Prognosis in Early-Stage Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer
BackgroundEmphysema is generally considered a poor prognostic factor for patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer; however, whether the poor prognosis...
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Impact of bronchoscopic thermal vapor ablation on lung volume reduction in patients with emphysema: a meta-analysis
BackgroundBronchoscopic lung volume reduction (LVR) could significantly improve pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with emphysema. We...
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Endobronchial valves for emphysema and persistent air-leak: 10-year experience in an Asian country
BackgroundEndobronchial valve (EBV) therapy, a validated method for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) in severe emphysema, has been explored...
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Safety and efficacy of tract embolization using gelatin sponge particles in reducing pneumothorax after CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy in patients with emphysema
BackgroundThe incidence of pneumothorax is higher in patients with emphysema who undergo percutaneous lung biopsy. Needle embolization has been shown...
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Use of machine learning models to predict prognosis of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema in a Chinese population
BackgroundCombined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) is a novel clinical entity with a poor prognosis. This study aimed to develop a clinical...
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Machine learning slice-wise whole-lung CT emphysema score correlates with airway obstruction
ObjectivesQuantitative CT imaging is an important emphysema biomarker, especially in smoking cohorts, but does not always correlate to radiologists’...
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Deleterious impact of trivial to severe interstitial pneumonia and emphysema on mortality and acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia in patients with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundInterstitial pneumonia and emphysema may complicate patients with lung cancer. However, clinical significance of trivial and mild pulmonary...
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SAM protects against alveolar septal cell apoptosis in autoimmune emphysema rats
BackgroundHypomethylation of the perforin gene promoter in CD4 + T cells, inflammation and oxidative stress, might be involved in alveolar septal...
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Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction by instillation of fibrinogen and thrombin in COPD patients with homogenous emphysema
BackgroundThe new endobronchial therapy called biological lung volume reduction (BioLVR) involves using a rapid polymerizing sealant to block off the...
