Background Overuse of diagnostic testing substantially contributes to healthcare expenses and potentially exposes patients to unnecessary harm. Our objective was to systematically identify and examine ...
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Introduction Paternal prepubertal passive smoke exposure may increase the risk of childhood asthma. However, its association with impaired lung function trajectories at risk of chronic obstructive ...
Background Preterm birth is associated with lifelong respiratory sequelae, yet our understanding of lung function trajectories across the lifespan remains limited. We aimed to identify patterns of ...
What is the Friedman test? The Friedman test, also sometimes referred to as Friedman’s two-way analysis of variance by ranks, is a non-parametric statistical test used to investigate whether groups of ...
Doppler radar remote sensing of torso kinematics can provide an indirect measure of cardiopulmonary function. Motion at the human body surface due to heart and lung activity has been successfully used ...
aDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa bWellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Diseases and ...
BMI indicates body mass index; CAS, carotid artery stenting; CHF, congestive heart failure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; COPD, chronic obstructive ...
Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been studied as a rehabilitation tool and ergogenic aid in clinical, athletic, and healthy populations. This technique aims to improve respiratory muscle strength ...