ReviewBreathe (Sheffield, England)2023
Respiratory complications of obesity: from early changes to respiratory failure.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Impact of preserved ratio impaired spirometry on postoperative outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer surgery.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Transfer learning-based two-sample Mendelian randomization method for heterogeneous population.Briefings in bioinformatics · 2026Article
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- Intermittent hypoxic conditioning as a novel strategy for obesity treatment: current evidence and future perspectives.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Obesity Promotes Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis Independent of Sex in SS Leptin Receptor Mutant (SSBiomedicines · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Impact of Food Insecurity in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Function Testing: A Cross-Sectional Study.CHEST pulmonary · 2025Article
- Effects of metabolic syndrome and its components on pulmonary function and functional capacity in children and adolescents with obesity.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
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Abstract
Obesity is a significant and increasingly common cause of respiratory compromise. It causes a decrease in static and dynamic pulmonary volumes. The expiratory reserve volume is one of the first to be affected. Obesity is associated with reduced airflow, increased airway hyperresponsiveness, and an increased risk of developing pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism, respiratory tract infections, obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. The physiological changes caused by obesity will eventually lead to hypoxic or hypercapnic respiratory failure. The pathophysiology of these changes includes a physical load of adipose tissue on the respiratory system and a systemic inflammatory state. Weight loss has clear, well-defined benefits in improving respiratory and airway physiology in obese individuals.
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