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