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Comparison of new spirometry measures to diagnose Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : A diagnostic test study
(Universidad de La Sabana, 2021-11-05)
Background and Objective Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is diagnosed using the FEV1/FVC, which has limitations as a diagnostic test. We assessed the validity of several measures derived from the expiratory ...
Reduced forced vital capacity is independently associated with ethnicity, metabolic factors and respiratory symptoms in a Caribbean population: a cross-sectional study
(2019-03-14)
Abstract
Background
Relationships between low forced vital capacity (FVC), and morbidity have previously been studied but there are no data available for the Caribbean population. ...
Spirometric Function Improves in the Morbidly Obese After 1-Year Post-surgery
(SPRINGER, 2010)
Obesity can negatively affect pulmonary function tests, with or without clinical symptoms, but the impact of bariatric weight loss is still debated. Aiming to document such profile in a consecutive homogeneous population, ...
Valor prognóstico da fração de volume de colágeno na cardiomiopatia hipertrófica
(Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC, 2009)
FUNDAMENTO: Na cardiomiopatia hipertrófica (CMH), a fibrose miocárdica intersticial é uma importante alteração histológica que tem sido associada com morte súbita e evolução para dilatação. OBJETIVO: Avaliar, prospectivamente, ...
Valores normales de espirometría en adolecentes Sanos de 12 a 17 años a 3360 msnm, Cusco, 2015
(Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del CuscoPE, 2017)
OBJETIVO: Determinar cuáles son los valores normales de espirometría en adolescentes sanos de 12-17 años a 3365 msnm, Cusco, 2015. MATERIALES Y METODOS: Estudio de diseño prospectivo, corte transversal, descriptivo no ...
Inequalities in infant vaccination coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study in Perú
(2022)
Objective: To identify the associated factors and assess the inequalities of full vaccination coverage (FVC) among Peruvian infants aged 12–23 months during the COVID-19 pandemic in a nationally representa-tive sample.
Methods: ...
Comparison between reference values for FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC ratio in White adults in Brazil and those suggested by the Global Lung Function Initiative 2012
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, 2014-08-01)
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the spirometry values predicted by the 2012 Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) equations, which are recommended for international use, in comparison with those obtained for a sample of White adults ...