Area under the forced expiratory flow-volume loop in spirometry indicates severe hyperinflation in COPD patients

BACKGROUND: Severe hyperinflation causes detrimental effects such as dyspnea and reduced exercise capacity and is an independent predictor of mortality in COPD patients. Static lung volumes are required to diagnose severe hyperinflation, which are not always accessible in primary care. Several studi...

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Autores principales: Das, Nilakash, Topalovic, Marko, Aerts, Jean-Marie, Janssens, Wim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6388784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30863041
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S185931

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6388784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30863041
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S185931

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