Assessment of proximal and peripheral airway dysfunction by computed tomography and respiratory impedance in asthma and COPD patients with fixed airflow obstruction

• Main Authors: Prapaporn Pornsuriyasak, Thitiporn Suwatanapongched, Wasana Thaipisuttikul, Chayanin Nitiwarangkul, Theerasuk Kawamatawong, Naparat Amornputtisathaporn, Kittipong Maneechotesuwan
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46284
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018 Annals of Thoracic Medicine. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain: (i) if elderly patients with fixed airflow obstruction (FAO) due to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have distinct airway morphologic and physiologic changes; (ii) the correlation between the morphology of proximal/...