Association between Airway Mucus Plugs on Computed Tomography and Respiratory Outcomes in Participants with COPD and with Preserved Spirometry: Findings from a Chinese Population

Fan Wu, Fangyan Wu, Tingting Xia, Kunning Zhou, Zhishan Deng, Qi Wan, Gaoying Tang, Suyin Huang, Xiaoyan Huang, Xiaohuan Pan, Jian Zhang, Zihui Wang, Cuiqiong Dai, Lifei Lu, Xiaohui Wu, Xianliang Zeng, Erkang Yi, Zhifeng Gao, Changli Yang, Shengtang Chen, Yongqing Huang, Shuqing Yu, Yu Deng, Yumin Zhou, Pixin Ran

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DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag521
Published: 2026-09-25
Container: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag521,
  title = {Association between Airway Mucus Plugs on Computed Tomography and Respiratory Outcomes in Participants with COPD and with Preserved Spirometry: Findings from a Chinese Population},
  author = {Fan Wu and Fangyan Wu and Tingting Xia and Kunning Zhou and Zhishan Deng and Qi Wan and Gaoying Tang and Suyin Huang and Xiaoyan Huang and Xiaohuan Pan and Jian Zhang and Zihui Wang and Cuiqiong Dai and Lifei Lu and Xiaohui Wu and Xianliang Zeng and Erkang Yi and Zhifeng Gao and Changli Yang and Shengtang Chen and Yongqing Huang and Shuqing Yu and Yu Deng and Yumin Zhou and Pixin Ran},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine},
  doi = {10.1093/ajrccm/aamag521},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag521}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Association between Airway Mucus Plugs on Computed Tomography and Respiratory Outcomes in Participants with COPD and with Preserved Spirometry: Findings from a Chinese Population
AU  - Fan Wu
AU  - Fangyan Wu
AU  - Tingting Xia
AU  - Kunning Zhou
AU  - Zhishan Deng
AU  - Qi Wan
AU  - Gaoying Tang
AU  - Suyin Huang
AU  - Xiaoyan Huang
AU  - Xiaohuan Pan
AU  - Jian Zhang
AU  - Zihui Wang
AU  - Cuiqiong Dai
AU  - Lifei Lu
AU  - Xiaohui Wu
AU  - Xianliang Zeng
AU  - Erkang Yi
AU  - Zhifeng Gao
AU  - Changli Yang
AU  - Shengtang Chen
AU  - Yongqing Huang
AU  - Shuqing Yu
AU  - Yu Deng
AU  - Yumin Zhou
AU  - Pixin Ran
PY  - 2026
JO  - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
DO  - 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag521
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag521
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Wu, F., Wu, F., Xia, T., Zhou, K., Deng, Z., Wan, Q., Tang, G., Huang, S., Huang, X., Pan, X., Zhang, J., Wang, Z., Dai, C., Lu, L., Wu, X., Zeng, X., Yi, E., Gao, Z., Yang, C., Chen, S., Huang, Y., Yu, S., Deng, Y., Zhou, Y., & Ran, P. (2026). Association between Airway Mucus Plugs on Computed Tomography and Respiratory Outcomes in Participants with COPD and with Preserved Spirometry: Findings from a Chinese Population. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag521

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