Lung-Function Trajectories Leading to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Peter Lange, Bartolome Celli, Alvar Agustí, Gorm Boje Jensen, Miguel Divo, Rosa Faner, Stefano Guerra, Jacob Louis Marott, Fernando D Martinez, Pablo Martinez-Camblor, Paula Meek, Caroline A Owen, Hans Petersen, Victor Pinto-Plata, Peter Schnohr, Akshay Sood, Joan B Soriano, Yohannes Tesfaigzi, Jørgen Vestbo

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    Abstract

    BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is thought to result from an accelerated decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) over time. Yet it is possible that a normal decline in FEV1 could also lead to COPD in persons whose maximally attained FEV1 is less than population norms. METHODS: We stratified participants in three independent cohorts (the Framingham Offspring Cohort, the Copenhagen City Heart Study, and the Lovelace Smokers Cohort) according to lung function (FEV1 ≥80% or
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalThe New England Journal of Medicine
    Volume373
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 9 Jul 2015

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