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The inspiratory capacity/total lung capacity ratio as a predictor of survival in an emphysematous phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2015
French Aimee, Balfe David, Mirocha James M, Falk Jeremy A, Mosenifar Zab
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) grades severity of COPD and predicts survival. We hypothesize that the inspiratory capacity/total lung capacity (IC/TLC) ratio, a sensitive measure of static lung hyperinflation, may have a significant association with survival in an emphysematous phenotype of COPD. OBJECTIVES: To access the association between IC/TLC and survival in an emphysematous...
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