Physiologic Correlates of Airway Collapse in Chronic Airflow Obstruction

Forty percent of 89 patients with chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) demonstrated maximum expiration flow-volume (MEFV) patterns consistent with sudden collapse or marked narrowing of large central airways. In contrast, 43 percent of the CAO patients demonstrated a curvilinear (C) pattern; the remain...

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