Influence of ventilation inhomogeneity on diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide in smokers without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Johanna Manuela Kurz1,2,
- Jeannette Frey3,
- Reto Auer4,5,
- Nicolas Rodondi4,6,
- Sylvia Nyilas7,
- Nikolay Pavlov3,
- Manuela Funke-Chambour3,8 and
- Florian Singer1,8⇑
- 1Division of Respiratory Medicines, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- 2Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- 3Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- 4Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- 5University General Medicine and Public Health Centre, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 6Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- 7Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- 8Shared last authorship
- Florian Singer, Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital Bern, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. E-mail: florian.singer{at}insel.ch
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Conflict of interest: Kurz has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: Dr. Frey has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: Dr. Auer reports grants from Swiss National Science Foundation, grants from Tobacco Prevention Fund, grants from Swiss Cancer Research, during the conduct of the study.
Conflict of interest: Dr. Rodonti has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: Dr. Nyilas has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: Dr. Pavlov has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: Dr. Funke reports grants from Boehringer Ingelheim, from Roche, outside the submitted work.
Conflict of interest: Dr. Singer reports personal fees from Novartis, personal fees from Vertex, grants from Swiss Society of Cystic Fibrosis (CFCH), grants from Lungenliga Bern, outside the submitted work.
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- Received September 29, 2020.
- Accepted December 23, 2020.
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