Bronchodilator responsiveness over 20% was linked to exacerbations and decreased prebronchodilator FEV 1. More patients in this group vs. the low responsiveness group used high-dose inhaled ...

Biologics. Even with bronchodilator and steroid treatment, many people with COPD continue to have symptom flare-ups. "For some of these patients, treatment with a biologic may offer a promising ...

Bronchodilator responsiveness was defined as an increase in either FEV 1 or FVC by at least 12% and at least 200 ml after bronchodilator use, in accordance with the American Thoracic Society and ...

PEF failed to consistently reflect FEV1 improvements after bronchodilation, indicating that handheld spirometry may better ...

Notably, the likelihood for bronchodilator responsiveness per the 2005 definition significantly went down with testing in autumn vs. winter (aOR = 0.67; 95% CI, 0.48-0.92), according to the study.

HealthDay News — Patients are more likely to have positive bronchodilator responsiveness in the morning and in winter months, according to a study published online March 11 in Thorax.

However, some smokers who do not have airflow obstruction — those whose FEV 1:FVC after bronchodilator use is equal to or greater than the conventionally accepted cutoff of 0.70 — nonetheless ...

Cite this: Unpredictability of Deception in Compliance With Physician-Prescribed Bronchodilator Inhaler Use in a Clinical Trial - Medscape - Aug 01, 2000. Abstract and Introduction Materials and ...

A new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) reveals several new gene variants that are associated with how people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) respond to ...

Little Evidence Behind Bronchodilator Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 15, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2005 / 10 / 051026085739.htm ...

Common Bronchodilator Drug Linked To Increased Deaths. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 09 / 080915174609.htm ...