Aging effects on airflow dynamics and lung function in human bronchioles.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The mortality rate for patients requiring mechanical ventilation is about 35% and this rate increases to about 53% for the elderly. In general, with increasing age, the dynamic lung function and respiratory mechanics are compromised, and several experiments are being conduct...

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Main Authors: JongWon Kim, Rebecca L Heise, Angela M Reynolds, Ramana M Pidaparti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5573216?pdf=render