Using the Lower Limit of Normal Instead of the Conventional Cutoff Values to Define Predictors of Pulmonary Function Impairment in Subjects With Chronic Heart Failure.

Minasian, Armine G; van den Elshout, Frank J J; Dekhuijzen, P N Richard; Vos, Petra J E; Willems, Frank F; van den Bergh, Paul J P C; Heijdra, Yvonne F

Minasian, Armine G; van den Elshout, Frank J J; Dekhuijzen, P N Richard; Vos, Petra J E; Willems, Frank F; van den Bergh, Paul J P C; Heijdra, Yvonne F.

Affiliation

Minasian AG; Department of Pulmonary Diseases aminasian@rijnstate.nl.
van den Elshout FJ; Department of Pulmonary Diseases.
Dekhuijzen PN; Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Vos PJ; Department of Pulmonary Diseases.
Willems FF; Department of Cardiology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
van den Bergh PJ; Department of Cardiology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Heijdra YF; Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Respir Care ; 61(2): 173-83, 2016 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26487748

Subject(s)

Heart Failure/physiopathology; Lung Diseases/etiology; Respiratory Function Tests/standards; Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology; Aged; Airway Obstruction/diagnosis; Airway Obstruction/etiology; Body Mass Index; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Heart Failure/complications; Humans; Lung Diseases/diagnosis; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Reference Values; Respiratory Insufficiency/diagnosis; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Smoking/adverse effects

Key words

Chronic heart failure; conventional cutoff values; lower limit of normal; predictors; pulmonary function impairment

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory Function Tests / Respiratory Insufficiency / Heart Failure / Lung Diseases Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Respir Care Year: 2016 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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