Ventilation Heterogeneity in Asthma and COPD. The value of the poorly communicating fraction, as the ratio of total lung capacity to alveolar volume.

A. Frizzelli (Parma, Italy), R. Pisi (Parma, Italy), M. Aiello (Parma, Italy), L. Calzetta (Parma, Italy), L. Marchi (Parma, Italy), V. Alfieri (Parma, Italy), G. Bertorelli (Parma, Italy), G. Pisi (Parma, Italy), A. Chetta (Parma, Italy)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – New insights into the pathophysiology and prognosis of COPD
Session: New insights into the pathophysiology and prognosis of COPD
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2558

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