Pulmonary Function

Older men with COPD experienced improved lung function, functional fitness and quality of life after partaking in a tai chi plus yoga program for 12 weeks, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with severe asthma often experience residual mucus plugging even with biologic treatment, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Treatment with viltolarsen at 48 weeks improved pulmonary function in a cohort of pediatric patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy amenable to exon 53 skipping compared with those receiving standard care.

Children who had a thromboembolic pulmonary embolism rarely developed post-PE syndrome, including high blood pressure in the lungs or cardiac or functional impairment, according to a study published in Blood.

WASHINGTON — By using race specific equations when interpreting pulmonary function tests, racism and bias come to the surface, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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.

Obesity and diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide were significant risk factors for home oxygen use after pulmonary resection surgery, according to data published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Pulmonary function levels may be used to predict risk for cardiometabolic diseases and cardiometabolic multimorbidity, researchers reported in Chest.

FEV1 may play an important role in improving the risk stratification and prevention strategies among individuals with heart failure, researchers reported in Chest.