Year: 2015
Type: letter
Abstract: We welcome the correspondence submitted by P.H. Quanjer and colleagues addressing the recently published American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) statement on research questions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The issue they raise has been a matter of continuous debate in the literature, symposia, and national and international meetings. It centres on whether to use the fixed ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) of <0.7 or the lower limit of normal (LLN) for the diagnosis of COPD. Abnormal spirometry confirms airflow limitation but is not the only or most important characteristic of COPD <http://ow.ly/RVXxW>
Source: European Respiratory Journal
Author: Bartolome R. Celli
Institutions: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4242154517