Slow Is Better Than Fast?: Usefulness of FEV₁/Slow Vital Capacity <0.7 in the Identification of Asymptomatic Ever Smokers at Risk for COPD

Chest. 2021 Jul;160(1):7-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.028.

Authors

Francesco Pistelli¹, Laura Carrozzi²

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary Unit, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: f.pistelli@ao-pisa.toscana.it.
² Pulmonary Unit, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy; Department of Surgical, Medical, and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

PMID: 34246380
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.028

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MeSH terms

Forced Expiratory Volume
Humans
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / diagnosis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / epidemiology
Smokers*
Vital Capacity