Late Breaking Abstract - Longitudinal progression of emphysema-like lung on CT in a general population study

Conclusions: In a general population cohort study, the percent of emphysema-like lung on CT was found to progress faster with increasing pack years of smoking cigarettes, for those with a lower BMI and for women compared to men. These insights into emphysema progression may help to identify high risk groups for further study of disease pathogenesis.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Pistenmaa, C., Hoffman, E., Angelini, E., Yang, J., Laine, A., Vetterli, T., Smith, B., Lederer, D., Barr, R. G. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research