Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Smokers: A Systematic Review of Quantitative CT and Histologic Evidence.

Chhabra P, Enissi M, Asif E, Johal LK, Nasrat AK, Azhar N, Dar BA, Oloba MO, Azhar R, Haseeb A, Raza Bhutta A

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.106416
Published: 2026 Apr
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.106416,
  title = {Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Smokers: A Systematic Review of Quantitative CT and Histologic Evidence.},
  author = {Chhabra P and Enissi M and Asif E and Johal LK and Nasrat AK and Azhar N and Dar BA and Oloba MO and Azhar R and Haseeb A and Raza Bhutta A},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.106416},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.106416}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Smokers: A Systematic Review of Quantitative CT and Histologic Evidence.
AU  - Chhabra P
AU  - Enissi M
AU  - Asif E
AU  - Johal LK
AU  - Nasrat AK
AU  - Azhar N
AU  - Dar BA
AU  - Oloba MO
AU  - Azhar R
AU  - Haseeb A
AU  - Raza Bhutta A
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.106416
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P, C., M, E., E, A., LK, J., AK, N., N, A., BA, D., MO, O., R, A., A, H., & A, R. B. (2026). Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Smokers: A Systematic Review of Quantitative CT and Histologic Evidence.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.106416

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