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Can computed tomography and carbon monoxide transfer coefficient diagnose an asthma-like phenotype in COPD?
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Feb 2017
Al-Kassimi Feisal A, Alhamad Esam H, Al-Hajjaj Mohammed S, Raddaoui Emad, Alzeer Abdulaziz H, Alboukai Ahmad A, Somily Ali M, Cal Joseph G, Ibrahim Abdalla F, Shaik Shaffi A
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Post-mortem and computed tomography (CT) studies indicated that emphysema is a feature of COPD even in the 'blue bloater/chronic bronchitis' type. We aim to test the hypothesis that the non-emphysematous patients are distinct from the main body of COPD and are more akin to asthmatic patients. METHODS: We studied 54 patients with COPD. Emphysema was measured by Goddard's visual scoring of...
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