Diffusing Capacity for Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide in Patients With Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2906160	Chest	2006	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The Dlno/Dlco ratio is significantly higher in patients with PAH than in healthy subjects, although this ratio cannot be applied as a screening test to discriminate between patients with DPLD and PAH as the overlap between these groups is too large.

Keywords

DPLD PAH IPF PPH ppb DLNO DLCO DMCO VCaP CTEPH Interstitial lung disease Diffuse parenchymal lung disease Alveolar volume Pulmonary capillary blood volume Pulmonary diffusing capacity diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide Pulmonary arterial hypertension Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis parts per billion carbon monoxide Hemoglobin Pulmonary hypertension primary pulmonary hypertension