American Thoracic Society Documents An Official American Thoracic Society Public Policy Statement: Novel Risk Factors and the Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

American Thoracic Society Documents American Thoracic Society Statement: Occupational Contribution to the Burden of Airway Disease

The epidemiology and economics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease responsible for a large human and economic burden around the world. Cigarette smoking is the main risk factor for COPD in the developed world, although other important risk factors include occupational exposures, air pollution, airway hyperresponsiveness, asthma, and genetic predisposition. In most of the world,...

COPD dashboard: about official documents, authors, science, health status and BOARDs.

R eaders of this issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) should review the important document that it features, which is a result of a continuing and successful tradition of joint Task Forces of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) [1]. The document will guide investigators and others making decisions about the use and application of outcome mea...

Evaluation of Superiority of FEV1/VC Over FEV1/FVC for Classification of Pulmonary Disorders

Introduction: Forced expiratory value in one score  (FEV1)/ Forced vital capacity (FVC) was used in classical literature for primary classifications of pulmonary disorders. American Thoracic Society/ European Respiratory Society guidelines recommended using FEV1/VC instead of FEV1/FVC.The aim of study was determination of the extent of superiority of FEV1/VC over the FEV1/FVC. Materials and Met...

An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation.

BACKGROUND Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) Statement on Pulmonary Rehabilitation, there has been considerable growth in our knowledge of its efficacy and scope. PURPOSE The purpose of this Statement is to update the 200...