COPD surprise: In majority, FEV1 declines no faster than healthy people's (NEJM)
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COPD is a progressive disease causing inexorable decline in lung function, right? We were all taught it, but maybe no one checked first. Vestbo et al's ECLIPSE, a simple but large and elegant observational study that continues to furnish new insights into COPD, shows the truth is far more nuanced and complicated.
COPD surprise: In majority, FEV1 declines no faster than healthy people's (NEJM)
COPD surprise: In majority, FEV1 declines no…
COPD surprise: In majority, FEV1 declines no faster than healthy people's (NEJM)
COPD is a progressive disease causing inexorable decline in lung function, right? We were all taught it, but maybe no one checked first. Vestbo et al's ECLIPSE, a simple but large and elegant observational study that continues to furnish new insights into COPD, shows the truth is far more nuanced and complicated.