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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2020

Evaluation of the Small Airways in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.

Thaís Ferrari da Cruz, Rogerio Rufino, Agnaldo José Lopes, Arnaldo Noronha, Fernando Medeiros Anselmo, Cláudia Henrique da Costa

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Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thaís Ferrari da CruzPneumology Department, Pedro Ernesto Hospital of State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7703-4813
Rogerio RufinoPneumology Department, Pedro Ernesto Hospital of State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5071-6045
Agnaldo José LopesPneumology Department, Pedro Ernesto Hospital of State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8598-4878
Arnaldo NoronhaPneumology Department, Pedro Ernesto Hospital of State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3610-2629
Fernando Medeiros AnselmoPneumology Department, Pedro Ernesto Hospital of State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9178-5787
Cláudia Henrique da CostaPneumology Department, Pedro Ernesto Hospital of State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6785-0753
Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Small airways are not evaluated with traditional pulmonary function tests. The aim of this study was to evaluate the small airways in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a nitrogen washout test and to verify whether there is a difference between patients with COPD due to smoking and those with COPD due to alpha-1 antitrypsin mutation. Methods: Sixteen patients with mutation in the Results: A comparison of patients with COPD due to smoking and those with COPD due to smoking and mutation revealed a significant difference in closure volume (%), which was the poorest in the mutation group. In the group with COPD and mutation, there was an inverse correlation between smoking and closure volume (%). We also verified that similar to forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), the phase III slope (%) and ΔN2 750-1250 mL (%) could be used to differentiate the severity of airflow limitation. Conclusion: Our results suggest that both variables, phase III slope and the ΔN2 750-1250 mL (%), could be related to COPD severity. Therefore, alterations at the distribution of the location of the emphysema could alter the results of closer volume and that the nitrogen washout test is more sensitive when compared to traditional pulmonary function test in evaluating COPD patients.

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alpha 1-Antitrypsin DeficiencyPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedalpha 1-AntitrypsinCross-Sectional StudiesForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMiddle AgedRespiratory Function Testsalpha 1-Antitrypsinalpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencychronic obstructive pulmonary diseasenitrogen washout testrespiratory function testsserine proteinase inhibitors mutation

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PMCPMC7522299
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