TY - JOUR T1 - Pulmonary function testing is safe in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.00928-2018 SP - 1800928 AU - Freddy Frost AU - Rob Peat AU - Joan McWean AU - Matt Shaw AU - Mark Field AU - Dilip Nazareth AU - Martin Walshaw Y1 - 2018/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2018/08/30/13993003.00928-2018.abstract N2 - Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) occur in up to 16 per 100 000 of the population and are increasingly amenable to surgical correction [1]. However, low lung function is associated with poor post-operative outcomes, and a pre-operative assessment of pulmonary function is therefore important for prognostication [2].FootnotesThis manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the European Respiratory Journal. It is published here in its accepted form prior to copyediting and typesetting by our production team. After these production processes are complete and the authors have approved the resulting proofs, the article will move to the latest issue of the ERJ online. Please open or download the PDF to view this article.Conflict of interest: Dr. Frost has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Dr. Peat has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Dr. McWean has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Dr. Shaw has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Dr. Field has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Dr. Nazareth has nothing to disclose.Conflict of interest: Dr. Walshaw has nothing to disclose. ER -