Dave Singh1,2, Gabriella Long2, José E D Cançado3, Andrew Higham1. 1. The University of Manchester, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust. 2. Medicines Evaluation Unit, The University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester, UK. 3. Santa Casa de Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Small airway disease (SAD) is a common feature in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Chronic exposure to cigarette smoking causes inflammation, damage, tissue remodelling and eventually airway loss. These features lead to airflow limitation and defective alveolar ventilation. The aim of this review is to provide clinicians with an up-to-date perspective of SAD in COPD. RECENT FINDINGS: In this review, we will discuss the key pathological features of SAD. We also review state-of-the-art techniques for measuring SAD, including impulse oscillometry and lung imaging methods. We discuss emerging concepts such as SAD in the earlier stages of COPD and the relationship between SAD and emphysema. SUMMARY: The current review highlights the importance of targeting small airways early in the course of COPD to tackle disease progression.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Small airway disease (SAD) is a common feature in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Chronic exposure to cigarette smoking causes inflammation, damage, tissue remodelling and eventually airway loss. These features lead to airflow limitation and defective alveolar ventilation. The aim of this review is to provide clinicians with an up-to-date perspective of SAD in COPD. RECENT FINDINGS: In this review, we will discuss the key pathological features of SAD. We also review state-of-the-art techniques for measuring SAD, including impulse oscillometry and lung imaging methods. We discuss emerging concepts such as SAD in the earlier stages of COPD and the relationship between SAD and emphysema. SUMMARY: The current review highlights the importance of targeting small airways early in the course of COPD to tackle disease progression.
Authors: Nathan Yee; Daniela Markovic; Russell G Buhr; Spyridon Fortis; Mehrdad Arjomandi; David Couper; Wayne H Anderson; Robert Paine; Prescott G Woodruff; Meilan K Han; Fernando J Martinez; R Graham Barr; James M Wells; Victor E Ortega; Eric A Hoffman; Victor Kim; M Bradley Drummond; Russell P Bowler; Jeffrey L Curtis; Christopher B Cooper; Donald P Tashkin; Igor Z Barjaktarevic Journal: Chest Date: 2021-11-10 Impact factor: 10.262