Breathing at Extremes: The Restrictive Consequences of Super- and Super-Super Obesity in Men and Women.

Background: Massively obese subjects frequently undergo pulmonary function tests nowadays. Obesity-associated decreases in key operating lung volumes (reduced inspiratory capacity and reduced vital capacity) are particularly concerning because they may shorten the "room" for tidal volume expansion w...

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Publicado en:CHEST Vol. 158; no. 4; pp. 1576 - 1586
Autores principales: Marillier, Mathieu, Bernard, Anne-Catherine, Reimao, Gabriel, Castelli, Giovana, Alqurashi, Hadeel, O'Donnell, Denis E., Neder, J. Alberto
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: American College of Chest Physicians Oct2020
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