Articles with "chronic airflow" as a keyword



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The prevalence of chronic airflow obstruction in three cities in the Nordic-Baltic region.

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Published in 2018 at "Respiratory medicine"

DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.08.007

Abstract: BACK GROUND Chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) is the primary characteristic of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but is also seen in chronic asthma. OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalence of CAO and possible risk factors between… read more here.

Keywords: prevalence cao; airflow obstruction; prevalence; cao ... See more keywords

Characteristics of non-smoking adult asthma patients with chronic airflow limitation

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Published in 2017 at "Journal of Asthma"

DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2017.1299756

Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective: Chronic airflow limitation (CAL) can develop in a subgroup of patients with asthma. Characterising these patients is important because reduced lung function is a risk factor for adverse asthma outcomes. We hypothesised that… read more here.

Keywords: asthma patients; age; airflow limitation; onset asthma ... See more keywords

Concordance between FVC and FEV6 for identifying chronic airflow obstruction and spirometric restriction in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study

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Published in 2025 at "BMJ Open Respiratory Research"

DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002355

Abstract: Introduction We investigated whether the forced expiratory volume in 6 s (FEV6) can be used as a surrogate for the forced vital capacity (FVC). Methods The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease is a multinational cohort… read more here.

Keywords: airflow obstruction; fvc; fev6; spirometric restriction ... See more keywords

Chronic airflow obstruction in Tanzania – a cross-sectional study

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Published in 2018 at "BMC Pulmonary Medicine"

DOI: 10.1186/s12890-018-0577-9

Abstract: BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a global problem and available data from sub-Saharan Africa is very limited.MethodsA cross-sectional facility-based pilot study among patients and visitors to an urban and a rural primary healthcare facility was… read more here.

Keywords: obstruction; cross sectional; airflow obstruction; fef25 ... See more keywords