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Antonella LoMauro

Politecnico di Milano
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Assessment and management of respiratory function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: current and emerging options

A LoMauro, MG D'Angelo, A Aliverti - Therapeutics and clinical risk …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked myopathy resulting in progressive
weakness and wasting of all the striated muscles including the respiratory muscles. The …

Regional chest wall volumes during exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A Aliverti, N Stevenson, RL Dellaca, AL Mauro… - Thorax, 2004 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Dynamic hyperinflation of the lungs impairs exercise performance in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is unclear which patients are affected by …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in respiratory function

A LoMauro, A Aliverti - Breathe, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… Antonella LoMauro, Andrea Aliverti … Mauro AL, … LoMauro A, …

Effects of gender and posture on thoraco-abdominal kinematics during quiet breathing in healthy adults

M Romei, AL Mauro, MG D'angelo, AC Turconi… - Respiratory physiology …, 2010 - Elsevier
To investigate the effects of posture and gender on thoraco-abdominal motion and breathing
pattern, 34 healthy men and women were studied by Opto-Electronic Plethysmography …

Sex and gender in respiratory physiology

A LoMauro, A Aliverti - European Respiratory Review, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Sex is a biological concept determined at conception. Gender is a social concept. Medicine
recognises sex as a biological variable and recommends including sex as a factor in clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Rib cage deformities alter respiratory muscle action and chest wall function in patients with severe osteogenesis imperfecta

A LoMauro, S Pochintesta, M Romei, MG D'Angelo… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is an inherited connective tissue disorder
characterized by bone fragility, multiple fractures and significant chest wall deformities. …

Respiratory physiology of pregnancy: physiology masterclass

A LoMauro, A Aliverti - Breathe, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
During healthy pregnancy, pulmonary function, ventilatory pattern and gas exchange are
affected through both biochemical and mechanical pathways, as summarised in figure 1. …

Evolution of respiratory function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy from childhood to adulthood

A LoMauro, M Romei, S Gandossini… - European …, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), it is still to be determined if specific timepoints can
be identified during the natural evolution of respiratory dysfunction from childhood to …

Breathing pattern and chest wall volumes during exercise in patients with cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis and COPD before and after lung transplantation

H Wilkens, B Weingard, AL Mauro, E Schena, A Pedotti… - Thorax, 2010 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Pulmonary fibrosis (PF), cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) often cause chronic respiratory failure (CRF). Methods In order to …

Abdominal volume contribution to tidal volume as an early indicator of respiratory impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

AL Mauro, MG D'angelo, M Romei… - European respiratory …, 2010 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterised by progressive loss of muscular strength
that leads to an increasingly restrictive pulmonary syndrome. However, it is still not clear …