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Individuals with impaired FEV1/FVC trajectories often experience wheeze before middle age

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The most impaired lung function trajectories included rapid decline. Researchers found a link between rapidly ...
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AI model correctly predicts FVC, FEV1 from chest X-rays

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AI model lung function estimations agreed with spirometry. With the model, there were high area under the ...
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Study Backs Recommended Spirometry Cutoff for COPD Diagnosis

The guideline-recommended FEV1:FVC value of less than 0.70 is the optimal cutoff for the diagnosis of clinically significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers say. The study, ...
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Use of FEV1/FEV6 Ratio May Lead to Underdiagnosis of COPD in Women

Spirometry test There is significant disparity in the ratios for postbronchodilator FEV1/FEV6 and FEV1/FVC %, and this disparity is very pronounced in women. Disclosure: One study author declared ...
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Lung Abnormalities in PRISm Signal Higher Risk for Death

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) was associated with increased odds of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs), and having both PRISm and ILAs was linked to a higher risk for mortality than ...