Pulmonary Vascular Congestion: A Mechanism for Distal Lung Unit Dysfunction in Obesity.

Pulmonary Vascular Congestion: A Mechanism for Distal Lung Unit Dysfunction in Obesity.

RATIONALE:Obesity is characterized by increased systemic and pulmonary blood volumes (pulmonary vascular congestion). Concomitant abnormal alveolar membrane diffusion suggests subclinical interstitial edema. In this setting, functional abnormalities should encompass the entire distal lung including...

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Main Authors: Beno W Oppenheimer, Kenneth I Berger, Saleem Ali, Leopoldo N Segal, Robert Donnino, Stuart Katz, Manish Parikh, Roberta M Goldring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4817979?pdf=render

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