The Nonallergic Asthma of Obesity. A Matter of Distal Lung Compliance

2014164 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Ali Abdallah Alalwan · Universitas Dharmas Indonesia

Jason H. T. Bates

David G. Chapman

David A. Kaminsky · University of Vermont

Michael DeSarno · University of Vermont

Charles G. Irvin

Anne E. Dixon

Abstract

Weight loss decompresses the lung in both obese control subjects and patients with asthma, but the more pronounced effects of weight loss on lung elastance suggest that the distal lung is inherently more collapsible in people with asthma.

Topics & Keywords

Asthma and respiratory diseases Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 189, Issue 12, pp. 1494-1502

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201401-0178oc

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