2020
Associations of marijuana with markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV
Wenger D, Triplette M, Shahrir S, Akgun K, Wongtrakool C, Brown, Kim J, Hoo G, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Huang L, Feemster L, Zifodya J, Crothers K. Associations of marijuana with markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV. HIV Medicine 2020, 22: 92-101. PMID: 33022830, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lung diseaseLung diseaseMarijuana smokingRadiographic emphysemaMarijuana exposureHIV-Associated Lung Emphysema (EXHALE) studyLarger total lung capacityHIV-positive patientsTotal lung capacityHigh lung volumesCross-sectional analysisMarijuana useAssociation of marijuanaExpiratory volumeTobacco smokingVital capacityLung capacityLung healthLung volumeSmokingWeekly marijuana useHIVPLWHLogistic regressionEmphysema
2017
The Differential Impact of Emphysema on Respiratory Symptoms and 6-Minute Walk Distance in HIV Infection
Triplette M, Attia E, Akgün K, Campo M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Pipavath S, Shahrir S, Wongtrakool C, Goetz M, Kim J, Soo Hoo G, Brown ST, Crothers K. The Differential Impact of Emphysema on Respiratory Symptoms and 6-Minute Walk Distance in HIV Infection. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 74: e23-e29. PMID: 27716727, PMCID: PMC5140705, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV subjectsChronic coughRespiratory symptomsAirflow obstructionWalk distanceRadiographic emphysemaAssociation of emphysemaHIV uninfected subjectsPulmonary function testingCross-sectional analysisPulmonary symptomsCohort studyHIV infectionHIV statusFunction testingClinical impactEmphysemaEmphysema severitySmoking behaviorMild formSymptomsCoughGreater burdenPhlegmHealth effects