Changes in Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second over Time in COPD

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Authors

Jørgen Vestbo · Manchester Academic Health Science Centre

Lisa Edwards · Research Triangle Park Foundation

Paul D. Scanlon · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Julie Yates · GlaxoSmithKline (United States)

Àlvar Agustí · Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Per Bakke · University of Bergen

Peter M.A. Calverley

Abstract

The rate of change in FEV(1) among patients with COPD is highly variable, with increased rates of decline among current smokers, patients with bronchodilator reversibility, and patients with emphysema.

Topics & Keywords

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Asthma and respiratory diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 365, Issue 13, pp. 1184-1192

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1105482

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