2019
Pulmonary Health and Healthy Aging
Clark B, Roeder N, Akgün K. Pulmonary Health and Healthy Aging. 2019, 81-92. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06200-2_8.ChaptersLung functionLung diseaseOlder adultsAvoidance of smokingChronic lung diseaseLung cancer screeningSkeletal muscle weaknessPulmonary agingAirway functionRespiratory symptomsPulmonary healthMuscle weaknessLung healthCancer screeningMucociliary clearanceWeight managementPhysical activityScarring processProper dietExact causeHealthy agingEnvironmental exposuresElastic recoilAgeLung
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