Dynamic hyperinflation and pulmonary inflammation: a potentially relevant relationship?
In patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), end-expiratory lung volume increases under conditions of greater minute ventilation (e.g. exercise). This abnormal response is termed dynamic hyperinflation (DH) and has now been recognised as a key determinant of symp...
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Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2006-12-01
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Series: | European Respiratory Review |
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Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/15/100/68 |