Contribution of Peripheral Airways Dysfunction to Poor Quality of Life in Sarcoidosis
Our results indicate that oscillometric lung function parameters, especially those of peripheral airway dysfunction, are correlated more strongly to a QoL measure than spirometry in patients with sarcoidosis.
Authors
- Νικόλαος Δικαίος (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9865-0260)
- Martina Bonifazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2522-5583)
- Elisabetta Renzoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-797X)
- Paolo Paredi
- Harpal Kalsi
- Konstantinos Karagiannis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1893-9916)
- George A. Kastis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1283-0883)
- Peter J. Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-4018)
- Cosetta Minelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9166-3958)
- Omar S. Usmani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4367-254X)
- András Bikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8983-740X)
- Dimitrios Toumpanakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5221-2721)
- Athol U. Wells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2108-6248)
- Harpreet Lota
Institutions
- Marche Polytechnic University (IT)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Academy of Athens (GR)
- Royal Brompton Hospital (GB)
- Lung Institute (US)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CHEST Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2025.02.036
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.15