Screening for small-airway dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis: impulse oscillometry detects cases missed by spirometry and chest CT scan
<title>Extract</title> Despite therapeutic advances in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), pulmonary complications remain a concern and account for a substantial proportion of RA-related mortality [1]. RA can involve all lung compartments – airways, parenchyma, vasculature, and pleura – but interstitial lung disease (ILD) is among the most recognized and clinically impactful manifestations [2]. Airway involvement, including preclinical emphysema and small-airway dysfunction (SAD) is under-recognized; it often precedes ILD in RA, and therefore warrants greater attention for early assessment and risk-modification strategies [3, 4].
Authors
- Nicolás Roche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3162-5033)
- T. Hua-Huy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3212-0560)
- Anh Tuan Dinh‐Xuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8651-5176)
- Guillaume Chassagnon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1487-7922)
- Sven Günther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8388-6131)
- F. Aubourg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1470-0679)
- Nhât-Nam Lê-Dông
- Hà Pham-Ngoc
- Yannick Allanore
- Viêt-Quang Pham
- Stéphane Hilliquin
- Jérôme Avouac
Institutions
- University of Namur (BE)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Hôpital Cochin (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou (FR)
- Institut Cochin (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ERJ Open Research
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.01047-2026
- Primary Topic
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00