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Chest assessment and simple lung function tests

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 1980
The main elements of a chest assessment are outlined. Elementary measurements which should be taken by physiotherapists are described. Simple lung function tests which are within the capability of physiotherapists who are closely concerned with chest ...
C. P. Rodseth
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Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Comorbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a promising treatment modality for nonoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). However, BPA for atypical CTEPH with concurrent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains ...
Hiroyuki Fujii, Yu Taniguchi, Sachiyo Yoneda, Keisuke Miwa, Yoichiro Matsuoka, Kenichi Yanaka, Yasunori Tsuboi, Noriaki Emoto, Kenichi Hirata   +8 more
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Thoracic gas compression during forced expiration is greater in men than women

Physiological Reports, 2020
Intrapleural pressure during a forced vital capacity (VC) maneuver is often in excess of that required to generate maximal expiratory airflow.
Elizabeth A. Gideon, Troy J. Cross, Brooke E. Cayo, Aaron W. Betts, Dallin S. Merrell, Catherine L. Coriell, Lauren E. Hays, Joseph W. Duke   +7 more
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New Spirometry Indices for Detecting Mild Airflow Obstruction. [PDF]

, 2018
The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) relies on demonstration of airflow obstruction. Traditional spirometric indices miss a number of subjects with respiratory symptoms or structural lung disease on imaging.
Barjaktarevic, Igor, Bhakta, Nirav R, Bhatt, Surya P, Bodduluri, Sandeep, Castaldi, Peter J, Cooper, Christopher B, Dransfield, Mark T, Eberlein, Michael, Han, MeiLan K, Kim, Young-Il, Nakhmani, Arie, Sciurba, Frank C, Wilson, Carla G, Woodruff, Prescott G   +13 more
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Association between dietary niacin intake and lung function among American adults: A cross-sectional analysis from national health and nutrition examination survey, 2007–2012

Heliyon
Background: The pathogenesis of pulmonary senescence involves immune system dysregulation, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction. The effects on lung function of niacin, an essential coenzyme involved in mitochondrial energy metabolism with ...
Xiaoli Xu, Qiong Han, Xiaoying Lin, Jianping Lin, Shizhong Wang   +4 more
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2-a potential genetic risk factor for lung function among southern Chinese: Evidence from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study [PDF]

, 2014
Purpose: In Asia, moderate alcohol users have better lung function. Never users have more inactive aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) alleles (A) potentially generating confounding because inactive alleles may increase acetaldehyde exposure and reduce lung
Adab, P, Au Yeung, SLR, Cheng, KK, Jiang, C, Lam, HKB, Lam, TH, Leung, GM, Liu, B, Schooling, CM, Zhang, W   +9 more
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Non-infectious pulmonary complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation [PDF]

, 2014
Noninfectious pulmonary complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplant are currently more prevalent than infectious complications. Unfortunately, the pathophysiology basis is not completely understood.
Baloglu, Orkun, McArthur, Jennifer, Rowan, Courtney   +2 more
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Prognostic Role of Pulmonary Function in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Both ventilatory abnormalities and pulmonary hypertension (PH) are frequently observed in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Hao‐Chih Chang, Wei‐Ming Huang, Wen‐Chung Yu, Hao‐Min Cheng, Chao‐Yu Guo, Chern‐En Chiang, Chen‐Huan Chen, Shih‐Hsien Sung   +7 more
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Airways oxidative stress, lung function and cognitive impairment in aging. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: An altered balance of oxidants/antioxidants is one of the pathological mechanisms of many age-dependent disorders. We aimed to investigate the age-related airways oxidative stress, using non invasive, safe and repeatable techniques; to ...
Cagnazzo, Mg, Carpagnano, Ge, Foschino Barbaro, M. P., Gramiccioni, C, Spanevello, Antonio, Turchiarelli, V   +5 more
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Longitudinal study of lung function in pregnant women: Influence of parity and smoking

Clinics
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate pulmonary function in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy and analyze the influence of parity and smoking on spirometry parameters. METHODS: This longitudinal prospective study included a cohort of 120 pregnant women. The
Luciana Duzolina Manfré Pastro, Miriam Lemos, Frederico Leon Arrabal Fernandes, Silvia Regina Dias Médici Saldiva, Sandra Elisabete Vieira, Beatriz Mangueira Saraiva Romanholo, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco   +7 more
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