Learn more about how COPD affects your health and changes your body, ... To understand COPD’s pathophysiology, it’s important to understand the structure of the lungs and how they work: ...

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The current pathophysiology of COPD encompasses three main characteristics: emphysema, chronic bronchitis and small airway disease. Macrophages and neutrophils are implicated in this process; thus ...

Panelists discuss how the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension involves complex mechanisms across multiple genetic and treatment pathways, with over 20 identified genes and four ...

This pathophysiology involves damage that impairs the lungs' ability to recoil: ... Zysman’s main research interest is COPD and its physiopathology and since 2021 has raised 607,000 euros in ...

Read on to learn more about lung hyperinflation with COPD. We’ll cover the specific causes of hyperinflation as well as options for diagnosis and treatment. What are hyperinflated lungs?

Authors and Disclosures. Carlos Noujeim* 1 and Pierre Bou-Khalil 2 1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Tannourine Governmental Hospital, Batroun, Lebanon. 2 ...