Finding the best thresholds of FEV1 and dyspnea to predict 5-year survival in COPD patients: the COCOMICS study.

BACKGROUND: FEV1 is universally used as a measure of severity in COPD. Current thresholds are based on expert opinion and not on evidence. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to identify the best FEV1 (% predicted) and dyspnea (mMRC) thresholds to predict 5-yr survival in COPD patients. DESIGN AND METHODS: We cond...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Pere Almagro, Pablo Martinez-Camblor, Joan B Soriano, Jose M Marin, Inmaculada Alfageme, Ciro Casanova, Cristobal Esteban, Juan J Soler-Cataluña, Juan P de-Torres, Bartolome R Celli, Marc Miravitlles
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3937394?pdf=render