progression of early emphysema,
according to new research presented at
the 2015 American Thoracic Society
International Conference.
Nowadays, emphysema is included in a
group of diseases called chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
which includes chronic bronchitis.
"In our large general population sample,
we found that regular aspirin use (three or
more days per week) was associated with
a slower progression of percent
emphysema on computed tomography
(CT) scans over 10 years."
The study, which was motivated by
findings of pulmonary vascular
involvement in emphysema and the
importance of platelet function in other
vascular diseases, included 4,471
individuals participating in the Multi-
Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Lung
Study.
The percentage of lung volume with
emphysematous features (percent
emphysema) was assessed on up to 4 CT
scans performed over approximately 10
years of follow-up.
Median baseline percent emphysema was
2.92 with a mean increase of 0.83% over
10 years. The participants who regularly
used aspirin, compared with those who
did not, had a significantly slower
progression of percent emphysema (–
0.36%; 95% CI, –0.63 to –0.09) across 10
years.Aspirin use may slow development of
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