Open AccessDetection of Small Airway Dysfunction in Asymptomatic Smokers with Preserved Spirometry: The Value of the Impulse Oscillometry System
Author(s) -
Roberta Pisi,
Marina Aiello,
Annalisa Frizzelli,
Luigino Calzetta,
Laura Marchi,
Giuseppina Bertorelli,
Giovanna Pisi,
Alfredo Chetta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s319972
Subject(s) - spirometry , medicine , asymptomatic , vital capacity , cardiology , copd , airway , pulmonary function testing , airway obstruction , lung function , lung , surgery , asthma , diffusing capacity
Smoking-induced bronchiolitis with progressive small airway dysfunction (SAD) is a leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We investigated the value of using the impulse oscillometry system (IOS) to detect SAD in asymptomatic smokers with preserved spirometry.