FEV(1)/FVC fixed ratio again!

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oncology, Haematology and Respiratory Diseases, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Modena, Italy. Electronic address: leonardo.fabbri@unimore.it.

Comment

Leonardo M Fabbri. Chest. 2011 May.

. 2011 May;139(5):1252-1253.

doi: 10.1378/chest.10-3148.

¹ Department of Oncology, Haematology and Respiratory Diseases, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Modena, Italy. Electronic address: leonardo.fabbri@unimore.it.

No abstract available

Comment on

Point: should we abandon FEV₁/FVC <0.70 to detect airway obstruction? No.
Celli BR, Halbert RJ. Celli BR, et al. Chest. 2010 Nov;138(5):1037-40. doi: 10.1378/chest.10-2049. Chest. 2010. PMID: 21051393 No abstract available.
Counterpoint: should we abandon FEV₁/FVC < 0.70 to detect airway obstruction? Yes.
Enright P, Brusasco V. Enright P, et al. Chest. 2010 Nov;138(5):1040-2; discussion 1042-4. doi: 10.1378/chest.10-2052. Chest. 2010. PMID: 21051394 No abstract available.