[HTML][HTML] Spirometric indices of early airflow impairment in individuals at risk of developing COPD: spirometry beyond FEV1/FVC

D Hoesterey, N Das, W Janssens, RG Buhr… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spirometry is the current gold standard for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). However, many current and former …

Seven pillars of small airways disease in asthma and COPD: supporting opportunities for novel therapies

OS Usmani, MLK Han, DA Kaminsky, J Hogg… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Identification of pathologic changes in early and mild obstructive lung disease has shown
the importance of the small airways and their contribution to symptoms. Indeed, significant …

Mild airways obstruction: spirometric diagnostic pitfalls and solutions

NM Alotaibi, RL Eddy, DD Sin - Current Opinion in Pulmonary …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
We highlight the consensus definition of mild obstructive airways disease and emphasize
that this definition does not necessarily mean mild in certain disease-specific contexts …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: clinical phenotyping, mortality and causes of death

S Sawalha - 2019 - diva-portal.org
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is common. The estimated
prevalence is about 10% among adults, but varies largely dependent on the major risk …