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Lung volumes and forced ventilatory flows. Work Group on Standardization of Respiratory Function Tests. European Community for Coal and Steel. Official position of the European Respiratory Society

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This article is published in Revue Des Maladies Respiratoires.The article was published on 1994-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 271 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Respiratory function & European union.

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Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

TL;DR: A retrospective study of 27 patients with COPD with severe pulmonary hypertension among 998 patients who underwent right heart catheterization between 1990 and 2002 as part of a workup for chronic respiratory failure during a period of disease stability.
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Comparison of tiotropium once daily, formoterol twice daily and both combined once daily in patients with COPD

TL;DR: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, tiotropium q.i.d. achieved a greater improvement in daytime and comparable improvement in night-time lung function compared with formoterol b.d or both combined, and provided an additive effect throughout the 24-h dosing interval.
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Effect of discontinuation of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the COPE study.

TL;DR: This study indicates that discontinuation of FP in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with a more rapid onset and higher recurrence-risk of exacerbations and a significant deterioration in aspects of Health-Related Quality of Life.
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Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction in Congestive Heart Failure Clinical Correlation and Prognostic Significance

TL;DR: In patients with CHF, inspiratory muscle strength is reduced and emerges as a novel, independent predictor of prognosis, and might serve as an additional factor to improve risk stratification and patient selection for cardiac transplantation.
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