A reappraisal of inspiratory capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: clinical correlates and role of long-acting muscarinic antagonists and long-acting β2 …

F Danzo, D Radovanovic, M Gatti, M Saad… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), static and
dynamic hyperinflation, together with expiratory flow limitation and gas exchange …

Inspiratory fraction and exercise impairment in COPD patients GOLD stages II–III

ALP Albuquerque, LE Nery, DS Villaça… - European …, 2006 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The inspiratory-to-total lung capacity ratio or “inspiratory fraction”(inspiratory capacity
(IC)/total lung capacity (TLC)) may be functionally more representative than traditional …

Reversibility of inspiratory lung function parameters after short-term bronchodilators in COPD

SK Ramlal, FJ Visser, WC Hop, PNR Dekhuijzen… - Respiratory physiology …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The responsiveness of short-term bronchodilator use on inspiratory lung
function parameters (ILPs), including Forced Inspiratory Volume in one second (FIV1) …

The connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease symptoms and hyperinflation and its impact on exercise and function

CB Cooper - The American journal of medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) has served as an important diagnostic
measurement of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but has not been found to …

[HTML][HTML] Forced expiratory volume in one second and bronchodilator response in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a needless ritual?

CAC Pereira - Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) was described by Tiffeneau and Pinelli,
working in Paris in 1947, and in 1951 by Gaensler in the USA.(1-2) Maximal voluntary …

Effects of formoterol and salmeterol on resting inspiratory capacity in COPD patients with poor FEV1 reversibility

D Bouros, J Kottakis, VL Gros, T Overend… - … medical research and …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Recent studies suggest that inspiratory capacity (IC) measured at rest can be
used to predict improvements in dyspnea and exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive …

Lung hyperinflation in COPD: the impact of pharmacotherapy

DE O'Donnell, P Laveneziana - European Respiratory Review, 2006 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Improvement in airway function in response to bronchodilator therapy is generally confirmed
by simple spirometry. However, improvements in maximal expiratory flow rates have been …

The effect of long-acting dual bronchodilator therapy on exercise tolerance, dynamic hyperinflation, and dead space during constant work rate exercise in COPD

WW Stringer, J Porszasz, M Cao… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
We investigated whether dual bronchodilator therapy (glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate;
GFF; Bevespi Aerosphere) would increase exercise tolerance during a high-intensity …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of bronchodilator response through changes in lung volumes in chronic airflow obstruction

JB Figueroa-Casas, AR Diez, MP Rondelli… - Medicina (Buenos …, 2003 - SciELO Argentina
Although FEV 1 improvement is routinely used to define bronchodilator (BD) response, it
correlates poorly with clinical effects. Changes in lung volumes (LV) have shown better …

Effect of bronchodilation on expiratory flow limitation and resting lung mechanics in COPD

RL Dellacà, PP Pompilio, PP Walker… - European …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Bronchodilator drugs produce variable improvements in forced expiratory volume in 1 s
(FEV1), but larger changes in end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) in chronic obstructive …