Lung function in children and adolescents with antecedents of acute rheumatic fever
β Scribed by A. Noseda; J. C. Yernault; P. Viart; D. Baran
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 287 KB
- Volume
- 144
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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β¦ Synopsis
Static lung volumes, CO-lung transfer, airway resistance, maximal expiratory flows and lung elastic properties were studied in 29 children and adolescents 1-10 years after recovery from acute rheumatic fever. There were essentially no changes in lung function even in the subjects with a residual valvular disease. The only abnormality was a tendency for the elastic lung recoil at TLC to be low, which is interpreted as probably reflecting a decrease in inspiratory muscle force.
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