Your lung capacity quietly tracks how long you may live.

Researchers say that using the lower limit of normal (LLN) of the forced expiration volume in 1 second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio improves risk stratification in patients with chronic ...

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, ...

NEW ORLEANS — There is significant disparity in the ratios for postbronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1)/FEV 6 and FEV 1 /forced vital capacity (FVC) %, and this disparity is ...

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 ...

Coexisting emphysema may be an important phenotype in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD), tied to worsening outcomes and divergent lung function trajectories between idiopathic ...

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 ...

The results of spirometry test can be interpreted to provide valuable information about the function of the lungs and respiratory system and guide diagnostic and treatment decisions. There are various ...

ABSTRACT Booker, R. (2007) Understanding why we use spirometry: part one. Nursing Times; 103: 45, 46–48. Rachel Booker discusses why spirometry is used and the interpretation of results. In part two ...

To evaluate over a 7-year follow-up period the relationships between changes in body composition, fat distribution and pulmonary function in a sample of elderly men and women. Body weight, waist ...

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 ...