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Association Between Interstitial Lung Abnormalities and All-Cause Mortality by Putman, Rachel K, Hatabu, Hiroto, Araki, Tetsuro, Gudmundsson, Gunnar, Gao, Wei, Nishino, Mizuki, Okajima, Yuka, Dupuis, Josée, Latourelle, Jeanne C, Cho, Michael H, El-Chemaly, Souheil, Coxson, Harvey O, Celli, Bartolome R, Fernandez, Isis E, Zazueta, Oscar E, Ross, James C, Harmouche, Rola, Estépar, Raúl San José, Diaz, Alejandro A, Sigurdsson, Sigurdur, Gudmundsson, Elías F, Eiríksdottír, Gudny, Aspelund, Thor, Budoff, Matthew J, Kinney, Gregory L, Hokanson, John E, Williams, Michelle C, Murchison, John T, MacNee, William, Hoffmann, Udo, O’Donnell, Christopher J, Launer, Lenore J, Harrris, Tamara B, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Silverman, Edwin K, O’Connor, George T, Washko, George R, Rosas, Ivan O, Hunninghake, Gary M

“…IMPORTANCE: Interstitial lung abnormalities have been associated with lower 6-minute walk distance, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide, and total lung…”
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Imaging Advances in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Insights from the Genetic Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPDGene) Study by Bhatt, Surya P, Washko, George R, Hoffman, Eric A, Newell, Jr, John D, Bodduluri, Sandeep, Diaz, Alejandro A, Galban, Craig J, Silverman, Edwin K, San José Estépar, Raúl, Lynch, David A

“…The Genetic Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPDGene) study, which began in 2007, is an ongoing multicenter observational cohort study…”
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Association between Functional Small Airway Disease and FEV1 Decline in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Bhatt, Surya P, Soler, Xavier, Wang, Xin, Murray, Susan, Anzueto, Antonio R, Beaty, Terri H, Boriek, Aladin M, Casaburi, Richard, Criner, Gerard J, Diaz, Alejandro A, Dransfield, Mark T, Curran-Everett, Douglas, Galbán, Craig J, Hoffman, Eric A, Hogg, James C, Kazerooni, Ella A, Kim, Victor, Kinney, Gregory L, Lagstein, Amir, Lynch, David A, Make, Barry J, Martinez, Fernando J, Ramsdell, Joe W, Reddy, Rishindra, Ross, Brian D, Rossiter, Harry B, Steiner, Robert M, Strand, Matthew J, van Beek, Edwin J R, Wan, Emily S, Washko, George R, Wells, J Michael, Wendt, Chris H, Wise, Robert A, Silverman, Edwin K, Crapo, James D, Bowler, Russell P, Han, MeiLan K

“…The small conducting airways are the major site of airflow obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and may precede emphysema development. We…”
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Arterial Vascular Pruning, Right Ventricular Size, and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Longitudinal Observational Study by Washko, George R, Nardelli, Pietro, Ash, Samuel Y, Vegas Sanchez-Ferrero, Gonzalo, Rahaghi, Farbod N, Come, Carolyn E, Dransfield, Mark T, Kalhan, Ravi, Han, MeiLan K, Bhatt, Surya P, Wells, J Michael, Aaron, Carrie Pistenmaa, Diaz, Alejandro A, Ross, James C, Cuttica, Michael J, Labaki, Wassim W, Querejeta Roca, Gabriela, Shah, Amil M, Young, Kendra, Kinney, Gregory L, Hokanson, John E, Agustí, Alvar, San José Estépar, Raúl

“…Cor pulmonale (right ventricular [RV] dilation) and cor pulmonale parvus (RV shrinkage) are both described in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The…”
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Silent Airway Mucus Plugs in COPD and Clinical Implications by Mettler, Sofia K., Nath, Hrudaya P., Grumley, Scott, Orejas, José L., Dolliver, Wojciech R., Nardelli, Pietro, Yen, Andrew C., Kligerman, Seth J., Jacobs, Kathleen, Manapragada, Padma P., Abozeed, Mostafa, Aziz, Muhammad Usman, Zahid, Mohd, Ahmed, Asmaa N., Terry, Nina L., Elalami, Rim, Estépar, Ruben San José, Sonavane, Sushilkumar, Billatos, Ehab, Wang, Wei, Estépar, Raúl San José, Richards, Jeremy B., Cho, Michael H., Diaz, Alejandro A.

“…Airway mucus plugs are frequently identified on CT scans of patients with COPD with a smoking history without mucus-related symptoms (ie, cough, phlegm [silent…”
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Chest computed tomography-derived low fat-free mass index and mortality in COPD by McDonald, Merry-Lynn N, Diaz, Alejandro A, Rutten, Erica, Lutz, Sharon M, Harmouche, Rola, San Jose Estepar, Raul, Kinney, Greg, Hokanson, John E, Gower, Barbara A, Wouters, Emiel F M, Rennard, Stephen I, Hersh, Craig P, Casaburi, Richard, Dransfield, Mark T, Silverman, Edwin K, Washko, George R

“…Low fat-free mass index (FFMI) is an independent risk factor for mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) not typically measured during…”
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CT and physiologic determinants of dyspnea and exercise capacity during the six-minute walk test in mild COPD by Díaz, Alejandro A, Morales, Arturo, Díaz, Juan C, Ramos, Cristóbal, Klaassen, Julieta, Saldías, Fernando, Aravena, Carlos, Díaz, Rodrigo, Lisboa, Carmen, Washko, George R, Díaz, Orlando

“…Summary Objectives We aimed to explore physiological responses to the six-minute walk test (6MWT) and assess computed tomographic (CT) features of the lungs…”
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Interstitial Features at Chest CT Enhance the Deleterious Effects of Emphysema in the COPDGene Cohort by Ash, Samuel Y, Harmouche, Rola, Ross, James C, Diaz, Alejandro A, Rahaghi, Farbod N, Vegas Sanchez-Ferrero, Gonzalo, Putman, Rachel K, Hunninghake, Gary M, Onieva Onieva, Jorge, Martinez, Fernando J, Choi, Augustine M, Bowler, Russell P, Lynch, David A, Hatabu, Hiroto, Bhatt, Surya P, Dransfield, Mark T, Wells, J Michael, Rosas, Ivan O, San Jose Estepar, Raul, Washko, George R

“…Purpose To determine if interstitial features at chest CT enhance the effect of emphysema on clinical disease severity in smokers without clinical pulmonary…”
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Increased chest CT derived bone and muscle measures capture markers of improved morbidity and mortality in COPD by Wilson, Ava C, Bon, Jessica M, Mason, Stephanie, Diaz, Alejandro A, Lutz, Sharon M, Estepar, Raul San Jose, Kinney, Gregory L, Hokanson, John E, Rennard, Stephen I, Casaburi, Richard, Bhatt, Surya P, Irvin, Marguerite R, Hersh, Craig P, Dransfield, Mark T, Washko, George R, Regan, Elizabeth A, McDonald, Merry-Lynn

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of accelerated aging and is associated with comorbid conditions including osteoporosis and…”
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Pectoralis muscle area and mortality in smokers without airflow obstruction by Diaz, Alejandro A, Martinez, Carlos H, Harmouche, Rola, Young, Thomas P, McDonald, Merry-Lynn, Ross, James C, Han, Mei Lan, Bowler, Russell, Make, Barry, Regan, Elizabeth A, Silverman, Edwin K, Crapo, James, Boriek, Aladin M, Kinney, Gregory L, Hokanson, John E, Estepar, Raul San Jose, Washko, George R

“…Low muscle mass is associated with increased mortality in the general population but its prognostic value in at-risk smokers, those without expiratory airflow…”
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Chronic Bronchitis Is Associated With Worse Symptoms and Quality of Life Than Chronic Airflow Obstruction by Meek, Paula M., PhD, RN, Petersen, Hans, MS, Washko, George R., MD, Diaz, Alejandro A., MD, Klm, Victor, MD, Sood, Akshay, MD, MPH, FCCP, Tesfaigzi, Yohannes, PhD

“…BACKGROUND COPD includes the chronic bronchitis (CB) and emphysema phenotypes. Although it is generally assumed that emphysema or chronic airflow obstruction…”
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Automated quantitative 3D analysis of aorta size, morphology, and mural calcification distributions by Kurugol, Sila, Come, Carolyn E., Diaz, Alejandro A., Ross, James C., Kinney, Greg L., Black‐Shinn, Jennifer L., Hokanson, John E., Budoff, Matthew J., Washko, George R., San Jose Estepar, Raul

“…Purpose: The purpose of this work is to develop a fully automated pipeline to compute aorta morphology and calcification measures in large cohorts of CT scans…”
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Seeing and Not Seeing Is Believing: Predicting COPD With Lung Imaging by Diaz, Alejandro A

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Disease Severity Dependence of the Longitudinal Association Between CT Lung Density and Lung Function in Smokers by Diaz, Alejandro A., Strand, Matthew, Coxson, Harvey O., Ross, James C., San Jose Estepar, Raul, Lynch, David, van Rikxoort, Eva M., Rosas, Ivan O., Hunninghake, Gary M., Putman, Rachel K., Hatabu, Hiroto, Yen, Andrew, Kinney, Gregory L., Hokanson, John E., Silverman, Edwin K., Crapo, James, Washko, George R.

“…In smokers, the lung parenchyma is characterized by inflammation and emphysema, processes that can result in local gain and loss of lung tissue. CT measures of…”
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COVID-19 vaccination: Helping the latinx community to come forward by Diaz, Alejandro A., Celedón, Juan C.

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The Objective Identification and Quantification of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities in Smokers by Ash, Samuel Y., MD, Harmouche, Rola, PhD, Ross, James C., PhD, Diaz, Alejandro A., MD, MPH, Hunninghake, Gary M., MD, MPH, Putman, Rachel K., MD, Onieva, Jorge, MSc, Martinez, Fernando J., MD, MS, Choi, Augustine M., MD, Lynch, David A., MD, Hatabu, Hiroto, MD, PhD, Rosas, Ivan O., MD, Estepar, Raul San Jose, PhD, Washko, George R., MD

“…Rationale and Objectives Previous investigation suggests that visually detected interstitial changes in the lung parenchyma of smokers are highly clinically…”
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Airway count and emphysema assessed by chest CT imaging predicts clinical outcome in smokers by Diaz, Alejandro A, Valim, Clarissa, Yamashiro, Tsuneo, Estépar, Raúl San José, Ross, James C, Matsuoka, Shin, Bartholmai, Brian, Hatabu, Hiroto, Silverman, Edwin K, Washko, George R

“…Recently, it has been shown that emphysematous destruction of the lung is associated with a decrease in the total number of terminal bronchioles. It is unknown…”
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Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life Between New Mexican Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Smokers by Diaz, Alejandro A., MD, MPH, Petersen, Hans, MS, Meek, Paula, PhD, RN, Sood, Akshay, MD, MPH, FCCP, Celli, Bartolome, MD, FCCP, Tesfaigzi, Yohannes, PhD

“…Background Smoking is associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL) across all populations. Because decline in lung function and risk for COPD…”
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Seeking diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for childhood bacterial pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa: study protocol for an observational study by Valim, Clarissa, Olatunji, Yekin Ajauoi, Isa, Yasir Shitu, Salaudeen, Rasheed, Golam, Sarwar, Knol, Edward F, Kanyi, Sheriffo, Jammeh, Abdoulie, Bassat, Quique, de Jager, Wilco, Diaz, Alejandro A, Wiegand, Roger C, Ramirez, Julio, Moses, Marsha A, D’Alessandro, Umberto, Hibberd, Patricia L, Mackenzie, Grant A

“…IntroductionClinically diagnosed pneumonia in children is a leading cause of paediatric hospitalisation and mortality. The aetiology is usually bacterial or…”
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Association Between Airway Caliber Changes With Lung Inflation and Emphysema Assessed by Volumetric CT Scan in Subjects With COPD by Diaz, Alejandro A., MD, Come, Carolyn E., MD, Ross, James C., MS, San José Estépar, Raúl, PhD, Han, MeiLan K., MD, Loring, Stephen H., MD, Silverman, Edwin K., MD, PhD, Washko, George R., MD

“…Background An increase in airway caliber (airway distensibility) with lung inflation is attenuated in COPD. Furthermore, some subjects have a decrease in…”
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