Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide Is a Reflection of the Pulmonary Microcirculation, but Not Only

Chest. 2020 Aug;158(2):455-457. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.03.033.

Authors

Ari Chaouat¹, Yochai Adir²

Affiliations

¹ Département de Pneumologie-Pôle des Spécialités Médicales, Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, Inserm, DCAC, Nancy, France. Electronic address: a.chaouat@chru-nancy.fr.
² Pulmonary Division, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

PMID: 32768063
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.03.033

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MeSH terms

Carbon Monoxide
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary*
Microcirculation
Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive*

Substances

Carbon Monoxide