Heterogeneous burden of lung disease in smokers with borderline airflow obstruction

Heterogeneous burden of lung disease in smokers with borderline airflow obstruction

Abstract Background The identification of smoking-related lung disease in current and former smokers with normal FEV1 is complex, leading to debate regarding using a ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) of less than 0.70 versus the predicted lower limit of nor...

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Main Authors: Cheryl S. Pirozzi, Tian Gu, Pedro M. Quibrera, Elizabeth E. Carretta, MeiLan K. Han, Susan Murray, Christopher B. Cooper, Donald P. Tashkin, Eric C. Kleerup, Igor Barjaktarevic, Eric A. Hoffman, Carlos H. Martinez, Stephanie A. Christenson, Nadia N. Hansel, R. Graham Barr, Eugene R. Bleecker, Victor E. Ortega, Fernando J. Martinez, Richard E. Kanner, Robert Paine, for the NHLBI SubPopulations and InteRmediate Outcome Measures In COPD Study (SPIROMICS)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pulmonary function tests
Spirometry
Airway obstruction
Emphysema
Forced expiratory volume
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0911-z

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