OBJECTIVE Spirometric evaluation in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus. METHODS Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC, forced expiratory flow between 25-75% of vital capacity (FEF25-75%) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) of 21 patients with juvenile SLE (jSLE) were compared to controls. RESULTS Reduced FVC and FEF25-75% was found in 18 and ...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Private grant(s) and/or Sponsorship. Main source(s): Stiftung KinderHerz Weserstr. 101 45136 Essen. Background For the last decades, surgical progress lead to better functional outcomes in patients with congenital heart defect (CHD), which may also affect lung function. Reduced volumes were found about half all a CHD. Purpose This prosp...

Long-term global land surface fractional vegetation cover (FVC) products are essential for various applications. Currently, several global FVC products have been generated from medium spatial resolution remote sensing data. However, validation results indicate that there are inconsistencies and spatial and temporal discontinuities in the current FVC products. Therefore, the Global LAnd Surface ...

Airway obstruction is a relative contraindication to diving. Dive candidates are assessed clinically, and lung function tests evaluate variables such as forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and the FEV1/FVC ratio. A small number of individuals have a normal FEV1, but a disproportionately large lung capacity, or pulmonary dysanapsis. These individuals have a...

Fractional vegetation cover (FVC) is one of the most critical parameters in monitoring vegetation status. Comprehensive assessment of the FVC products is critical for their improvement and use in land surface models. This study investigates the performances of two major long time serial FVC products: GEOV1 and Australian MODIS. The spatial and temporal consistencies of these products were compa...

Purified iron-saturated human lactoferrin (LF) was assessed in vivo for effects on the survival rates of C57BL X DBA/2 f1 (hereafter called BD2F1) (Fv-2sr) mice and titers of spleen focus-forming viruses (SFFV) in BD2F1 and DBA/2 (Fv-2ss) mice inoculated with the polycythemia-inducing strain of the Friend virus complex (FVC-P). LF prolonged the survival rates and decreased the titers of SFFV in...

Background: In normal subjects, and patients with obstructive and restrictive lung defects, flows during an FVC manoeuver are higher after a fast inspiration without an end-inspiratory pause as compared to a slow inspiration with an end-inspiratory pause of approximately 5 s (time dependence of FVC). Objective: In the present study, we investigated the influence of these two manoeuvres on PEF a...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of a new flutter-type mucus-clearance device on pulmonary function test results in people ≥ 85 years old. METHODS We conducted a randomized controlled trial with 60 people ≥ 85 years old. The subjects were distributed randomly into an intervention group and a control group. Spirometry was performed at baseline and after 28 days of using the flutter mucus-cl...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of anti-TNF agents plus synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) versus DMARDs alone for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with reduced pulmonary function vital capacity (FVC%). METHODS In an observational study, we included AS who had FVC% <80% at baseline. Twenty patients were taking DMARDs and 16 received anti-TNF + DMARDs. OUTCOME MEASURES chan...