Diaphragmatic excursion correlates with exercise capacity and dynamic hyperinflation in COPD patients

Diaphragmatic excursion correlates with exercise capacity and dynamic hyperinflation in COPD patients

Background Although the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the development of dyspnoea and poor exercise tolerance in patients with COPD are complex, dynamic lung hyperinflation (DLH) plays a central role. Diaphragmatic excursions can be measured by ultrasonography (US) with high intra- and i...

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Main Authors: Masashi Shiraishi, Yuji Higashimoto, Ryuji Sugiya, Hiroki Mizusawa, Yu Takeda, Shuhei Fujita, Osamu Nishiyama, Shintarou Kudo, Tamotsu Kimura, Yasutaka Chiba, Kanji Fukuda, Yuji Tohda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-12-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00589-2020.full

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