Early life lung development has an impact on the risk of premature death, study suggests

People with smaller airways relative to the size of their lungs—a condition called dysanapsis—could die sooner than others. In particular, they would be more at risk of dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)—the three leading causes linked to smoking and air pollution.