Abstract:The forced oscillation technique FOT , which requires breathing without forced action, is a useful tool that can measure respiratory impedance. We investigated the physiological differences between asthma with smoking-unrelated airflow limitation and asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD overlap ACO using the FOT. Among 275 patients with asthma who presented at the Showa University Hospital from April 2018 through March 2019, 211 were enrolled and assigned into the asthma BA , asthma with airflow l… Show more
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