However, there are indications in the literature that spirometry performed in the general ... pre- and post-bronchodilator (BD) FEV1 and FVC values were first assessed in a pulmonary function ...

However, forced spirometry showing a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC < 0.7 is mandatory for a diagnosis of COPD, he said. The CT section of the report also has been updated to address the use of CT ...

Methods: Cardiorespiratory fitness was measured by a maximal treadmill test (MTT), and respiratory function was tested by spirometry. The cross sectional ... and forced vital capacity (FVC) than the ...

COPD diagnosis was confirmed by medical history and the results of spirometry. American Thoracic ... 1 = 80% of the predictive value, an FEV 1 /FVC ratio = 70%, and a reversibility in FEV 1 ...

Interventions and outcome Report of spirometry findings, including forced expiratory volume ... 25 ± 5 years). Supra-normal FEV1 and FVC values were identified in 14% and 9% of the cohort respectively ...