Forced Expiratory Volume

SAN DIEGO — Lung function decreased and COPD symptom burden increased among adults with vs. without food insecurity, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Using race-neutral equations to determine eligibility for COPD clinical trials may lead to higher percentages of Black patients enrolled, according to a poster presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — Initial measures of lung function were reduced in patients with COPD who lived in socially vulnerable communities, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — Patients with severe emphysema had improved lung function at 5 years after receiving treatment with a support expiration valve system, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Discontinuing hypertonic saline or dornase alfa for 6 weeks did not appear to have a negative effect on pulmonary function among patients with cystic fibrosis on elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor, according to study results.

Some patients with COPD experience lung function decline over time, and a study recently showed that chronic bronchial infection by any pathogenic microorganism can hasten this decline.

Across cohorts of patients with COPD, withdrawing inhaled corticosteroids from triple therapy resulted in similar FEV1 declines as remaining on triple therapy, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Use of an oscillatory positive expiratory pressure device alone or with additional airway clearance improved lung function among children with cystic fibrosis, according to data presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference.

Women with cystic fibrosis may experience declines in lung function after having been pregnant, according to a poster presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference.

Researchers observed a decline in lung function, measured by FEV1, among those who were exposed to gases, dusts, fumes and aromatic solvents at work, according to a study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.