Lung Function

WASHINGTON — Birth weight influences lung function and airway responsiveness beyond changes in lung size, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Wearing a KF80 mask while exercising and performing daily activities did not impact oxygenation and hemodynamic factors in adults with mild to moderate COPD, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Higher CT severity scores at hospitalization and 3 months after were linked to poorer lung function in survivors of COVID-19-associated hyperinflammation, according to study results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

World Pulmonary Hypertension Day is May 5 and is recognized among global organizations and groups to raise awareness about pulmonary hypertension and honor those living with this often-misdiagnosed disease.

As measures of adolescent lung function increased, so did the likelihood for occupational exposure as an adult, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Wheeze when resting, age, age when diagnosed with asthma and BMI can “reasonably well” predict patients with asthma who are likely to have small airways dysfunction, according to study results published in European Respiratory Journal.

Pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis hospitalized with an exacerbation showed no lung function improvement with systemic corticosteroids, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Maternal and newborn exposures to long-term hot and cold temperatures are linked to worse lung capacity in babies, specifically in girls, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Patients with sarcoidosis of different races and sexes had differing frequencies of lung function impairment phenotypes, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Combination therapy with tezacaftor/ivacaftor was safe and well tolerated for up to 216 weeks in children aged 12 years or older, according to results of an extension study published in Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.