Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black children had lower FEV 1 and FVC percent predicted after race-neutral vs. -specific equation use. Black vs ...

Any patient who smokes one or more cigarettes per day will be considered an active smoker. The criteria for the diagnosis of COPD is a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio of < 70% (absolute value).

Increased arterial stiffness is a known predictor of cardiovascular diseases in different populations, including healthy subjects and patients with hypertension, diabetes, or renal disease. A new ...

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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The link between preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) and airway obstruction development was independent ...

Upon implementing race-neutral equations, there was a decrease in z scores among Black children for forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1; mean difference −0.814, 95% CI −0.823 to −0.806, P<0.001 ...

Objectives Restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) suggests an impairment of lung function associated with a significantly increased risk of premature mortality. We evaluated the independent and joint ...

Your lungs might be ageing faster than your body, a new study reveals. Factors like pollution, smoking, and infections accelerate lung decline, often ...

GLENVIEW, IL, September 27, 2017 - Increased arterial stiffness is a known predictor of cardiovascular diseases in different populations, including healthy subjects and patients with hypertension, ...

María Isabel Irizar-Aramburu; Jose Manuel Martínez-Eizaguirre; Petra Pacheco-Bravo; Maria Diaz-Atienza; Iñigo Aguirre-Arratibel; Maria Isabel Peña-Peña; Mercedes Alba-Latorre; Mikel ...