In the original 1994-98 cofort of children, 8% had impaired lung function, which often leads in adulthood to respiratory disease and also heart disease.
All the exposed workers have impaired lung function, Dr. Prezant said.
The study, led by Dr. Natalie Leone of the National Institute for Health and Medical Research in France, noted that impaired lung function could be a signal of serious health problems in the future, including cardiovascular disease.
Impaired lung function can also make it difficult for people to recover from surgery or respiratory illnesses like pneumonia.
These alterations could contribute to impaired lung function and predispose to pulmonary disease.
However, studies evaluating associations between the heterozygous form PiMZ with emphysema and impaired lung function have provided conflicting results.
He had severe circulatory problems in his legs, impaired lung function due to pneumonia and irreversible cirrhosis of the liver.
Their offspring (F1 generation) showed massively impaired lung function from early on and until adulthood, even though this F1 generation was never exposed to tobacco smoke.
Contributing factors include infection, exposure to toxic oxygen levels, and ventilator-induced lung injury, resulting in arrested lung development and impaired lung function.
Babies born to smoking mothers tend to be smaller, have impaired lung function, and have a higher incidence of birth defects.
"Repeated chronic inhalation exposure may cause impaired lung function".
