The Challenges of Spirometric Diagnosis of COPD

Global, regional, and national prevalence of, and risk factors for, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2019: a systematic review and modelling analysis

(2022) Davies Adeloye et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Definition and Nomenclature of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Time for its Revision

(2022) Bartolome Celli et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

ERS/ATS technical standard on interpretive strategies for routine lung function tests

(2021) Sanja Stanojevic et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Area Under the Expiratory Flow–Volume Curve (AEX): Assessing Bronchodilator Responsiveness

(2020) Octavian C. Ioachimescu et al.   LUNG

Deep learning algorithm helps to standardise ATS/ERS spirometric acceptability and usability criteria

(2020) Nilakash Das et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Deep neural network analyses of spirometry for structural phenotyping of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(2020) Sandeep Bodduluri et al.   JCI Insight

Bronchodilator reversibility in asthma and COPD: Findings from three large population studies

(2019) Christer Janson et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Discriminative Accuracy of FEV1:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality

(2019) Surya P. Bhatt et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Area under the expiratory flow–volume curve (AEX): actual versus approximated values

(2019) Octavian C Ioachimescu et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE

Spirometric indices of early airflow impairment in individuals at risk of developing COPD: Spirometry beyond FEV1/FVC

(2019) Daniel Hoesterey et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Standardization of Spirometry 2019 Update. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Technical Statement

(2019) Brian L. Graham et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

The Concavity of the Maximal Expiratory Flow–Volume Curve Reflects the Extent of Emphysema in Obstructive Lung Diseases

(2019) Fumi Mochizuki et al.   Scientific Reports

Clinical characteristics of patients newly diagnosed with COPD by the fixed ratio and lower limit of normal criteria: a cross-sectional analysis of the TargetCOPD trial

(2018) Martin R Miller et al.   International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Increased Accuracy After Adjustment of Spirometry Threshold for Diagnosing COPD Based on Pre-Bronchodilator FEV1/FVC

(2018) Thomas Kronborg et al.   Respiratory Care

New Spirometry Indices for Detecting Mild Airflow Obstruction

(2018) Surya P. Bhatt et al.   Scientific Reports

A machine learning approach to triaging patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(2017) Sumanth Swaminathan et al.   PLoS One

Flow Decay: A Novel Spirometric Index to Quantify Dynamic Airway Resistance

(2017) Anita Oh et al.   Respiratory Care

Improved spirometric detection of small airway narrowing: concavity in the expiratory flow–volume curve in people aged over 40 years

(2017) David P Johns et al.   International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by the Global Lung Initiative Equations in North-Western Russia

(2016) Elena Andreeva et al.   RESPIRATION

The Concave Shape of the Forced Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve in 3 Seconds Is a Practical Surrogate of FEV 1 /FVC for the Diagnosis of Airway Limitation in Inadequate Spirometry

(2016) Hao Li et al.   Respiratory Care

Cut-off value of FEV1/FEV6 as a surrogate for FEV1/FVC for detecting airway obstruction in a Korean population

(2016) Kyung Soo Chung et al.   International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Clinical Relevance of Fixed Ratio vs Lower Limit of Normal of FEV1/FVC in COPD: Patient-Reported Outcomes From the CanCOLD Cohort

(2015) W. van Dijk et al.   ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE

FEV1/FEV6 in Primary Care Is a Reliable and Easy Method for the Diagnosis of COPD

(2015) S. Wang et al.   Respiratory Care

Misidentification of airflow obstruction: prevalence and clinical significance in an epidemiological study

(2015) Chaicharn Pothirat et al.   International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Relationship Between Spontaneous Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve Pattern and Air-Flow Obstruction in Elderly COPD Patients

(2013) M. Nozoe et al.   Respiratory Care

Spirometric Thresholds for Diagnosing COPD: 0.70 or LLN, Pre- or Post-dilator Values?

(2012) Firdaus A. A. Mohamed Hoesein et al.   COPD-Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Method agreement analysis: A review of correct methodology

(2010) P.F. Watson et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

What Defines Abnormal Lung Function in Older Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

(2008) Nitin Y Bhatt et al.   DRUGS & AGING