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- Title
Exercise Tolerance according to the Definition of Airflow Obstruction in Smokers.
- Authors
Alberto Neder, J.; Milne, Kathryn M.; Berton, Danilo C.; de-Torres, Juan P.; Jensen, Dennis; Tan, Wan C.; Bourbeau, Jean; O’Donnell, Denis E.; Neder, J Alberto; O'Donnell, Denis E; Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN) and the Canadian Cohort of Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD) Collaborative Research Group; CRRN (Canadian Respiratory Research Network) and the CanCOLD (Canadian Cohort of Obstructive Lung Disease) Collaborative Research Group
- Abstract
The article describes how forced expiratory volume in one second/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) ratio discordance relates to functional outcomes relevant to subjects' daily functioning. Topics include the fixed FEV1/FVC ratio cutoff can result in over diagnosis of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in older individuals; and a discordant FEV1/FVC ratio should be individually interpreted in light of clinical data.
- Subjects
OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; PATIENTS; DIAGNOSIS; RATIO analysis; PERSONS
- Publication
American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 2020, Vol 202, Issue 5, p760
- ISSN
1073-449X
- Publication type
letter
- DOI
10.1164/rccm.202002-0298LE