thorax.bmj

Circulating CTHRC1 levels are associated with IPF disease severity and survival

Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of high morbidity and mortality. We previously identified a novel subset of pathological fibroblasts, characterised by CTHRC1 expression, ...
SciELO

Reference values for spirometry in Brazilian children

Objective: To generate reference values for spirometry in Brazilian children 3-12 years of age and to compare those values with the values employed in the equations currently in use in Brazil. Methods ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Digital technologies for applying algorithms to spirometry to support asthma and COPD diagnosis in primary care and community diagnostic centres: early-use assessment

Evidence-based recommendations on the early use of digital technologies for applying algorithms to spirometry to support asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis in primary ...
Forbes

Akai Professional’s MPC Sample Is A New Way To Make Beats Almost Anywhere

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. You shall have music wherever you go. The new MPC Sample is a fully portable devices for ...
SciELO

Spirometry reference values in the Brazilian population

Spirometric measurements can be interpreted by comparing numbers derived from a certain population. Spirometry reference values (or standard numbers) are derived from healthy individuals (1). The ...
MedPage Today

Race-Neutral Spirometry Equations Catch Missed Lung Abnormalities in Black Adults

Race-neutral equations for assessing lung function appeared to catch more true-abnormal findings for Black patients than did previously standard race-adjusted spirometry equations, a study showed.
Healio

‘The earlier, the better’: Use spirometry to detect COPD during lung cancer screenings

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several European studies have investigated integrating spirometry at the time of low-dose CT. Spirometry needs ...
Medscape

Lung Abnormalities in PRISm Signal Higher Risk for Death

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) was associated with increased odds of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs), and having both PRISm and ILAs was linked to a higher risk for mortality than ...
Science Daily

Routine asthma test more reliable in the morning and has seasonal effects, say doctors

A lung function test used to help diagnose asthma works better in the morning, becoming less reliable throughout the day, researchers have found. Using real world data from 1,600 patients, available ...
EurekAlert!

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry: clinical, imaging and artificial intelligence perspective

Abstract: Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is a pulmonary function pattern characterized by a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity ratio greater than 0.70, ...
Medscape

Home Spirometry Has Potential for Detecting Pulmonary Decline in Systemic Sclerosis

Home spirometry shows potential for early detection of pulmonary function decline in patients with systemic sclerosis–associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). It shows good cross-sectional ...