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- Title
Relationship between improved airflow limitation and changes in airway calibre induced by inhaled anticholinergic agents in COPD.
- Authors
Hasegawa, M; Makita, H; Nasuhara, Y; Odajima, N; Nagai, K; Ito, Y; Betsuyaku, T; Nishimura, M
- Abstract
Although airflow limitation improved by inhaled anticholinergic drugs varies among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the relationship between actual bronchodilation and improved pulmonary function and where in the lung such bronchodilation occurs remains unknown. A study was undertaken to determine the relationship between improved pulmonary function and changes in airway calibre at various sites in the airways in response to inhaled anticholinergic agents in patients with COPD using three-dimensional computed tomography (CT).
- Publication
Thorax, 2009, Vol 64, Issue 4, p332
- ISSN
1468-3296
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/thx.2008.103671