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Bronchoarterial ratio in never‐smokers adults: Implications for bronchial dilation definition

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Bronchiectasis manifests as recurrent respiratory infections and reduced lung function. Airway dilation, which is measured as the ratio of the diameters of the bronchial lumen (B) and adjacent pulmonary artery… Click to show full abstract

Bronchiectasis manifests as recurrent respiratory infections and reduced lung function. Airway dilation, which is measured as the ratio of the diameters of the bronchial lumen (B) and adjacent pulmonary artery (A), is a defining radiological feature of bronchiectasis. A challenge to equating the bronchoarterial (BA) ratio to disease severity is that the diameters of airway and vessel in health are not established. We sought to explore the variability of BA ratio in never‐smokers without pulmonary disease and its associations with lung function.

Keywords: smokers adults; never smokers; dilation; ratio never; ratio; bronchoarterial ratio

Journal Title: Respirology
Year Published: 2017

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