suggested that athletes with complicated disease course may need hematological monitoring for markers of inflammation (e.g., C-reactive protein) and respiratory (spirometry) and renal (not specified) function assessment [7]. Steinacker et al. added that lung function tests should only be performed ...
This meta-analysis, instead, showed that add-on LAMA therapy is associated with a reduction in exacerbations, small improvements in spirometry, and little to no change in symptoms and quality of life. The apparent juxtaposition of the risk of exacerbation and day-to-day clinical symptoms of ...
(Fig.1A). Over the subsequent 2 years, his lung disease progressed, with a 4 L oxygen requirement and moderate pulmonary hypertension treated with tadalafil and bosentan. Spirometry was consistent with restrictive lung disease, with reduced FVC at 0.8 L (0.8 L; 66% predicted), ...
The diagnosis of asthma was achieved by spirometry with a positive bronchodilator response or confirmatory methacholine challenge testing. Adult-onset asthma was regarded as self-reported symptoms of asthma or initiation of drug therapy for asthma at an age greater than 20 years. Inclusion criteria enc...