Researchers in Sweden conducted a real-world clinical study involving 123 participants (mean age, 33 years; 67% females) with asthma-like symptoms to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Patients with preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm ...

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, ...

Spirometry could aid physicians in identifying patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that are at high risk of cardiovascular disease, a study finds. Compared with individuals with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of undiagnosed COPD was high among a cohort of individuals participating in low-dose CT lung ...

A race-specific approach to spirometry interpretation results in a lower lung allocation score (LAS) for Black patients and a higher LAS for White patients, according to a study published online May ...

The association was present in both men and women, according to a new study in the journal CHEST® Increased arterial stiffness is a known predictor of cardiovascular diseases in different populations, ...

—Researchers reexamined data from the CARDIA study and found that using race-based spirometry equations led to a disproportionate underrecognition of impaired respiratory health in Black Americans ...

Collecting spirometry data remotely is done with a combination of a Bluetooth-enabled, handheld spirometer and an accompanying smartphone app that enables data collection and streaming of test results ...

According to the recommendations of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), spirometry should be performed to establish the ...