Open AccessPrevalence of obstructive airway disease by spirometric indices in non-smoker subjects with IHD and HTN
Author(s) -
VirendraC Patil,
BhupalN Pujari,
Harsha V. Patil,
Amit Munjal,
Vaibhav Agrawal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.99108
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , vital capacity , spirometer , spirometry , population , physical therapy , cardiology , asthma , lung , diffusing capacity , environmental health , lung function , exhaled nitric oxide
Recent studies have found that there is a strong association between ischemic heart disease (IHD) and hypertension (HTN) with spirometric indices.