Long-term effect of α1-antitrypsin augmentation therapy on the decline of FEV1 in deficient patients: an analysis of the AIR database

Background Patients with ZZ (Glu342Lys) α-1-antitrypsin deficiency (ZZ-AATD) who received augmentation therapy with α-1-antitrypsin (AAT) in randomised controlled trials over 2–3 years failed to show a significant reduction of the annual decline of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1). Methods To...

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Main Authors: Iris G.M. Schouten, Marise J. Kasteleyn, Roula Tsonaka, Robert Bals, Alice C. Turner, Ilaria Ferrarotti, Angelo G. Corsico, Beatriz Lara, Marc Miravitlles, Robert A. Stockley, Jan Stolk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2021-08-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/3/00194-2021.full