Reversible airflow obstruction, proliferation of abnormal smooth muscle cells, and impairment of gas exchange as predictors of outcome in lymphangioleiomyomatosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1072-1076

  Taveira DaSilva, Angelo M ^c   Hedin, Carolyn ^c   Stylianou, Mario P ^c   Travis, William D ^c   Matsui, Kasuhiro ^a   Ferrans, Victor J ^c   Moss, Joel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Histology; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Outcome measures; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035883489     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.6.2102125     Document Type: Article

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