Impact of cigarette smoke on pulmonary vein and artery volumes in those with current and former smoking status: a quantitative computed tomography analysis

  • Anastasia K A L Kwee
  • , Wouter A C van Amsterdam
  • , Pim A de Jong
  • , Leticia Gallardo Estrella
  • , Jean-Paul Charbonnier
  • , Stephen M Humphries
  • , Harm A W M Tiddens
  • , James D Crapo
  • , Richard Casaburi
  • , David A Lynch
  • , Firdaus A A Mohamed Hoesein
  • , Esther Pompe

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Abstract

Cigarette smoking is related to increased small pulmonary vein and artery volumes. These findings highlight the potential of CT imaging to assess smoking-related vascular changes in diseases like COPD and pulmonary hypertension. https://bit.ly/4ljnU6q.

Original languageEnglish
JournalERJ Open Research
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2025

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