Reply to Vazquez Guillamet et al. and to Magnussen et al.: "Normalization of FEV₁/FVC Ratio to Greater Than 0.7 Does Not Equal Resolution of Disease" and "Spirometry Variability Must Be Critically Interpreted before Negating a Clinical Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease"

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Shawn D Aaron et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018.

. 2018 Mar 15;197(6):836-837.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201710-1994LE.

No abstract available

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Diagnostic Instability and Reversals of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis in Individuals with Mild to Moderate Airflow Obstruction.
Aaron SD, Tan WC, Bourbeau J, Sin DD, Loves RH, MacNeil J, Whitmore GA; Canadian Respiratory Research Network. Aaron SD, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Aug 1;196(3):306-314. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201612-2531OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017. PMID: 28267373
Normalization of FEV₁/FVC Ratio to Greater Than 0.7 Does Not Equal Resolution of Disease.
Vazquez Guillamet R, Petersen H, Meek PM, Tesfaigzi Y, Sood A. Vazquez Guillamet R, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Mar 15;197(6):834-835. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201708-1693LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018. PMID: 29106290 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Spirometry Variability Must Be Critically Interpreted before Negating a Clinical Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Magnussen H, Vaz Fragoso CA, Miller MR, Brusasco V. Magnussen H, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Mar 15;197(6):835-836. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201709-1815LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018. PMID: 29106291 No abstract available.