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SUBMITTER: Suzuki M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6375910 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Suzuki Masaru M Makita Hironi H Konno Satoshi S Shimizu Kaoruko K Nasuhara Yasuyuki Y Nagai Katsura K Akiyama Yasushi Y Fuke Satoshi S Saito Hiroshi H Igarashi Takeshi T Takeyabu Kimihiro K Nishimura Masaharu M
Scientific reports 20190214 1
Long-term decline in lung function is generally considered to be progressive in individuals with established chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), despite the presence of intersubject variation. We hypothesized that the annualized rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV<sub>1</sub>) would not be constant among different time periods in the natural history of established COPD. We compared the annual change rates in FEV<sub>1</sub> during the first 5 years and the last ...[more]