What is it about?
The changes in heart size changes during respiratory cycle would be differ between COPD patients and non-COPD patients. The heart size often decreases during expiration in COPD patients, in contrast to normal physiological movements.
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Why is it important?
Our findings provide more knowledge regarding cardiovascular dysfunction in COPD.
Perspectives
Although it's hard to explain the physiological phenomenon observed in COPD patients, abnormal changes could be recorded and may trigger unexpected discovery.
YANYAN XU
China-Japan Friendship Hospital
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This page is a summary of: Hyperinflated lungs compress the heart during expiration in COPD patients: a new finding on dynamic-ventilation computed tomography, International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, October 2017, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s145599.
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