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PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
Volume 22, Issue 6, Pages 522-525Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2009.05.005
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Lung hyperinflation; Methods for measuring TLC, RV and FRC; Body plethysmography; Helium dilution; Tiotropium
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Background: Currently, two methods for measuring TLC, RV, and FRC are used in clinical pulmonary function laboratories: body plethysmography and helium dilution. However, these methods are not interchangeable. In moderate-to-severe airflow obstruction, dilution method tends to underestimate and body plethysmography tends to overestimate RV. Purpose: In 21 patients suffering from COPD (basal FEV(1): 56.69 +/- 13.64), we investigated whether the two methods of measuring FRC and RV could respond differently to a 2-week treatment with tiotropium 18 mu g/day. Main results: Tiotropium induced a significant increase in FEV(1) and FVC but not in IC. At baseline, FRC(pleth), RV(pleth) and TLC(pleth) were higher than FRC(He), RV(He) and TLC(He). At the end of the study FRC(pleth), RVpleth and TLCpleth decreased and FRCHe, RVHe and TLCHe increased but only changes in FRCpleth and RV(pleth) were statistically significant. Conclusion: The use of body plethysmography seems to be more appropriate in clinical trials aimed at assessing the impact of a therapeutic procedure in patients with COPD and lung hyperinflation. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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