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Mechanisms of exertional dyspnoea in symptomatic smokers without COPD.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Sept 2016
Elbehairy Amany F, Guenette Jordan A, Faisal Azmy, Ciavaglia Casey E, Webb Katherine A, Jensen Dennis, Ramsook Andrew H, Neder J Alberto, O'Donnell Denis E
Abstract excerpt
Dyspnoea and activity limitation can occur in smokers who do not meet spirometric criteria for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but the underlying mechanisms are unknown.Detailed pulmonary function tests and sensory-mechanical relationships during incremental exercise with respiratory pressure measurements and diaphragmatic electromyography (EMGdi) were compared in 20 smokers without spirometric COPD...
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