TY - JOUR T1 - Vital capacity in lying position: important in Duchenne patients JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 1222 LP - 1222 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00107310 VL - 36 IS - 5 AU - P. Wijkstra AU - A. Hazenberg AU - J. Nieuwenhuis Y1 - 2010/11/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/36/5/1222.abstract N2 - To the Editors:It was with great interest that we read the paper of Lo Mauro et al. 1 entitled “Abdominal volume contribution to tidal volume as an early indicator of respiratory impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy’’ in a recent issue of the European Respiratory Journal. This paper very elegantly explained the contribution of the abdominal volume to tidal volume if patients with Duchenne disease are getting older and change … ER -