1. Using the phase III slope of exhaled methane during a single breath D L CO test to assess ventilation heterogeneity.
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Kaminsky DA, Anekonda VT, Verbanck S, and Graham BL
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- Humans, Male, Retrospective Studies, Female, Middle Aged, Adult, Aged, Pulmonary Ventilation physiology, Spirometry methods, Lung metabolism, Lung physiopathology, Respiratory Function Tests methods, Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity physiology, Smoking metabolism, Smoking physiopathology, Breath Tests methods, Exhalation physiology, Methane analysis, Methane metabolism
- Abstract
Background: The Phase III slope from a single breath nitrogen washout test provides information about ventilation heterogeneity (VH) in the lungs., Purpose: To determine if the Phase III slope from the exhaled tracer gas concentration during a standard, single breath D
L CO test using rapid gas analysis provides similar information about VH., Basic Procedures: Retrospective analysis of clinical pulmonary function laboratory data including spirometry, lung volumes, and DL CO. The normalized Phase III slope from the exhaled CH4 concentration (SnCH4 ) was compared among different patterns of physiologic abnormality and with VA/TLC as an indicator of VH., Main Findings: SnCH4 was the steepest in the group with "Obstruction and Low DL CO", with significant differences between this group and the "Normal", "Obstruction with Normal DL CO", "Mixed Obstruction and Restriction" and "Isolated Low DL CO" groups. SnCH4 was steeper in current and former smokers compared to non-smokers. Among the entire study sample, SnCH4 correlated with VA/TLC (Spearman rho = -0.56, p < 0.01) and remained a significant determinant of VA/TLC by regression modeling., Principal Conclusions: The SnCH4 derived from a standard, single breath DL CO test using rapid gas analysis varied among distinct patterns of physiologic abnormalities and was associated with VA/TLC as a measure of VH., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest DAK: speaker for MGC Diagnostics, Inc. and Vitalograph, Inc.; royalties from UptoDate, Inc.; writing fees from Elsevier, Inc. VTA: None. SV: None. BLG: speaker fees: Lung Saskatchewan, MGC Diagnostics, Vyaire Medical, Lung Nova Scotia and PEI; consulting fees: Chiesi Faraceutici, AstraZeneca Global, Merz Pharmaceuricals, ArtiuQ, UCLA; conference travel: Novus Medical Inc; patent agreement: Hans Rudolph Inc., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2024
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