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A novel CT-emphysema index/FEV1 approach of phenotyping COPD to predict mortality.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2018
Loh Li-Cher, Ong Choo-Khoon, Koo Hyun-Jung, Lee Sang Min, Lee Jae-Seung, Oh Yeon-Mok, Seo Joon-Beom, Lee Sang-Do
Abstract excerpt
Background: COPD-associated mortality was examined using a novel approach of phenotyping COPD based on computed tomography (CT)-emphysema index from quantitative CT (QCT) and post-bronchodilator (BD) forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) in a local Malaysian cohort. Patients and methods: Prospectively collected data of 112 eligible COPD subjects (mean age, 67 years; male, 93%; mean post-BD FEV1, 45.7%) was...
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