Spirometry in patients screened for coronary artery disease: is it useful?

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of spirometric abnormalities in patients screened for coronary artery disease (CAD) and the risk factors for lung function impairment. Methods: Patients referred for cardiac CT underwent spirometry and were subsequently divided into two groups, namel...

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Main Authors: Frederico Leon Arrabal Fernandes, Regina Maria Carvalho-Pinto, Rafael Stelmach, João Marcos Salge, Carlos Eduardo Rochitte, Eliane Cardoso dos Santos Souza, Janaina Danielle Pessi, Alberto Cukier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132018000400299&lng=en&tlng=en