Even with mild changes of spine alignment, the mechanics of the ribs and sternum are altered. In severe cases, the lung tissue, heart and major vessels may be compromised by the deformity and altered mechanics. Scheuermann’s disease is characterized by hyperkyphosis of the thoracic spine and,...
categories using the forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV 1 ), the forced vital capacity (FVC), the FEV 1 /FVC ratio and the presence of respiratory symptoms: severe obstruction, moderate obstruction, mild obstruction, respiratory symptoms only, restrictive lung disease and no lung disease. We...
categories using the forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV 1 ), the forced vital capacity (FVC), the FEV 1 /FVC ratio and the presence of respiratory symptoms: severe obstruction, moderate obstruction, mild obstruction, respiratory symptoms only, restrictive lung disease and no lung disease. We...
Therefore, only patients with a severe restrictive defect at %VC < 60% were finally enrolled, because we aimed to exclude heterogeneous cases of mild to moderate restrictive ventilatory defect. Fig. 1 Flowchart of patient enrollment. HSCT denotes hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and VC denotes...
Results Among 7249 participants, 80.9% had a normal pulmonary function test, 5.7% had a restrictive impairment, 7.9% had mild obstructive impairment, and 5.5% had moderate or severe/very severe obstructive impairment. Participants with obstructive impairment had high rates of smoking and increased ...
No association was found between viral load and disease severity (p = 0.23). Conclusion: In this study, we found one third of mild-moderate COVID-19 recovered individuals have restrictive respiratory patterns after 6–8 months of recovery. These findings had a strong association with SARS-CoV-...
Results Among 7249 participants, 80.9% had a normal pulmonary function test, 5.7% had a restrictive impairment, 7.9% had mild obstructive impairment, and 5.5% had moderate or severe/very severe obstructive impairment. Participants with obstructive impairment had high rates of smoking and increased ...