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Functional CT Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Dysfunction in Smoking Associated Emphysema

NCT02682147

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelBasic science

Summary

This study will use dual energy x-ray computed tomography (DECT) to evaluate the relationship between heterogeneous perfusion, hypoxia (low oxygen in inspired gas) and induction of pulmonary vascular dilatation to characterize emphysema susceptibility in a normal smoking population. The investigators will correlate DECT measures of perfusion with lung injury measured by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The investigators will study the effect of pulmonary arterial vasodilation to see if it eliminates indices of persistent lung injury in smokers that are susceptible to emphysema

Timeline

Start
2017-07-10
Primary completion
2025-05
Completion
2025-05

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Sildenafil Unknown 20 mg Oral

Indications