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Respiratory Physiology in Pregnancy by Hegewald, Matthew J., MD, Crapo, Robert O., MD

“…Pregnancy induces marked changes in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems that are essential for meeting the increased metabolic demands of the mother and…”
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Socioeconomic status and lung function by Hegewald, Matthew J, Crapo, Robert O

“…Poverty is a major social problem in the United States and throughout much of the world. Poverty and the broader term socioeconomic status (SES) are important…”
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Impact of obesity on pulmonary function: current understanding and knowledge gaps by Hegewald, Matthew J.

“…Obesity is an increasing world-wide public health concern. Obesity both causes respiratory symptoms and contributes to many cardiorespiratory diseases. The…”
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Sustained improvement with iloprost in a COPD patient with severe pulmonary hypertension by Hegewald, Matthew J, Elliott, C Gregory

“…Pulmonary hypertension is an important complication of COPD. A small subset of patients with COPD have severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) that is out of…”
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Diffusing Capacity, the Too Often Ignored Lung Function Test in COPD by DeCato, Thomas W, Hegewald, Matthew J

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Accuracy and Quality of Spirometry in Primary Care Offices by Hegewald, Matthew J, Gallo, Heather M, Wilson, Emily L

“…Spirometry is necessary for the optimal management of patients with respiratory disease. The quality of spirometry performed in the primary care setting has…”
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Effect of barometric pressure on single-breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity by Hegewald, Matthew J., DeCato, Thomas W., Weaver, Lindell K., Jensen, Robert L.

“…Single-breath diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) quantifies gas transfer in the lungs. DLCO measurement is affected by barometric pressure (Pb) and…”
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) by DeCato, Thomas W, Haverkamp, Hans, Hegewald, Matthew J

“…Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPETorCPEX), also referred to as a VO2 (oxygen consumption) test, is a specialized type of stress test or exercise test that…”
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Repeatability and Meaningful Change of CPET Parameters in Healthy Subjects by Decato, Thomas W, Bradley, Sean M, Wilson, Emily L, Hegewald, Matthew J

“…Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) plays an important role in clinical medicine and research. Repeatability of CPET parameters has not been well…”
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Variability in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Biologic Controls by DeCato, Thomas W, Haverkamp, Hans C, Gooding, Thomas, Collingridge, Dave S, Hegewald, Matthew J

“…Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is an increasingly common test and is considered the accepted standard for assessing exercise capacity. Quantifying…”
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Does Obesity Affect Diffusing Capacity? by Hegewald, Matthew J, DeCato, Thomas W

“…The effects of obesity on diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) and associated measurements of alveolar volume (VA) and rate constant for…”
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Breathing Red: Physiology of an Elevated Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity of Carbon Monoxide by DeCato, Thomas W, Hegewald, Matthew J

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A 73-Year-Old Man With Progressive Whole Body Subcutaneous Gas After Pleural Catheter Removal by DeCato, Thomas W., Burk, Rebecca E., Mir-Kasimov, Mustafa, Shigeoka, John W., Hegewald, Matthew J., Sanders, Karl

“…A 73-year-old man presented to the ED of an outside hospital with asymptomatic chest wall swelling 10 h after discharge from our hospital. Four days earlier,…”
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Airflow Obstruction Categorization Methods and Mortality by Hegewald, Matthew J, Collingridge, Dave S, DeCato, Thomas W, Jensen, Robert L, Morris, Alan H

“…Current guidelines recommend using forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV ) % predicted to categorize the severity of airflow obstruction. There are…”
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Diffusing Capacity by Hegewald, Matthew J.

“…The diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DL CO ) is a commonly performed and clinically useful pulmonary function test that provides a quantitative measure…”
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Blood Eosinophil Count and Hospital Readmission in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Hegewald, Matthew J, Horne, Benjamin D, Trudo, Frank, Kreindler, James L, Chung, Yen, Rea, Susan, Blagev, Denitza P

“…Purpose: This retrospective, observational cohort study investigated the association of blood eosinophil counts within 1 week of hospitalization for acute…”
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Prevalence of Airway Obstruction in Recreational SCUBA Divers by Weaver, Lindell K, Churchill, Susan K, Hegewald, Matthew J, Jensen, Robert L, Crapo, Robert O

“…Objective.—The prevalence of airflow obstruction in recreational self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) divers is unknown. Since airflow…”
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The Summit Score Stratifies Mortality and Morbidity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Horne, Benjamin D, Hegewald, Matthew J, Crim, Courtney, Rea, Susan, Bair, Tami L, Blagev, Denitza P

“…Introduction: Tobacco use and other cardiovascular risk factors often accompany chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study derived and validated…”
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A Genealogical Assessment of Heritable Predisposition to Asthma Mortality by Teerlink, Craig C, Hegewald, Matthew J, Cannon-Albright, Lisa A

“…Asthma is a multifactorial disease; genetic factors have been suggested but have not been well defined. This study examined evidence for a heritable component…”
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Reply: Insights from Recognition of a Contradiction in the Equations that Define the Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide by DeCato, Thomas W, Hegewald, Matthew J

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