Hoover‘s sign predicts expiratory flow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

M. Bruyneel, C. Sanida, C. Defrance, O. Bauwens, S. Abdel Kafi, R. Sergysels, V. Ninane (Brussels, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - COPD - assessment and prognosis
Session: COPD - assessment and prognosis
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 4666
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
M. Bruyneel, C. Sanida, C. Defrance, O. Bauwens, S. Abdel Kafi, R. Sergysels, V. Ninane (Brussels, Belgium). Hoover‘s sign predicts expiratory flow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 4666

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Is Hoover‘s sign helpful to detect expiratory flow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Prognosis in COPD
Year: 2008


The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on expiratory flow limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Effects of training in rehabilitation
Year: 2007


Assessment of expiratory flow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a new approach
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 23: 187-188
Year: 2004


The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation toward expiratory airflow limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Challenges in rehabilitation: some old dilemmas revisited with some solutions?
Year: 2011

Forced inspiratory volume in one second (FIV1) in the assessment of reversibility of airway obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and in relation to the severity
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 300s
Year: 2002

Expiratory flow limitation during ELTGOL in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 287s
Year: 2006

Treatment with corticosteroids and yearly decline of forced expiratory flow (FEV1) in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Respiratory structure and function
Year: 2008


Reversibility of airflow limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 587s
Year: 2004

How can time to COPD exacerbation be delayed? A real-world study comparing two oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) devices in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic bronchitis
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Inhaler devices in COPD: technical advances, adherence studies and more
Year: 2020


Inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity ratio is related to expiratory flow limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Lung function I
Year: 2007


Relationship of airway dimensions with airflow limitation or lung volumes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Source: Eur Respir Rev 2006; 15: 197-199
Year: 2006



Flow limitation at rest may identify a phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Quality control in lung function and exercise-related issues
Year: 2011


Quantification of airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Source: International Congress 2018 – Innovations in equipment and their application
Year: 2018



The dynamic lung volume analysis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 212s
Year: 2005

Inspiratory flow rates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 255s
Year: 2002

Regional ventilatory defects in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Source: Annual Congress 2006 - COPD: imaging and computer applications
Year: 2006


Bronchodilator-induced changes in dynamic hyperinflation but not in airway obstruction are associated with improvement in dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 174s
Year: 2001

Comparison of two methods of detection of expiratory flow limitation (EFL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Sinusoids vs. Impulse oscillometry
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Spotlight on lung function
Year: 2010

Response of lung volumes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with improvement of airflow limitation
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 288s
Year: 2005

Does dynamic hyperinflation contribute to dyspnoea during exercise in patients with COPD?
Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 322-329
Year: 2012