Pulmonary Outcomes of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Young Adulthood

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: From Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease to Early Onset Adult COPD

Preterm birth alters the normal sequence of lung development with lasting respiratory consequences. It is still unclear whether observed respiratory morbidities in preterm born individuals reflect sequelae from a non-progressive lung disease that occurred early in life or result from ongoing active disease that, if left undiagnosed and untreated, could increase the risk of a COPD-like phenotype. We propose to examine micro-structural abnormalities of the lung using innovative non-invasive imaging technologies in relation to pulmonary function and markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in young adults born preterm.

Pulmonary Outcomes of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Young Adulthood

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