The frequency of daytime pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with obstructive sleep
apnea syndrome (OSAS) has not been well established and its mechanisms are still under …

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) recommend
that spirometry prediction equations be derived from samples of similar race/ethnicity. …

In 24 patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we investigated
the evolution of pulmonary volumes, arterial blood gases (ABG) and mean pulmonary artery …

RESULTS Smoking exposure was shown in 27% of the patients. 68% ived in urban area, 32%
in rural area Information about cooking was obtained for 118 patients. Cooking using …

METHODS In our previous study, including 2491healthy non smokers Malagasy subjects [1428
males (M); 1063 females (F)], spirometric parameters were measured with a spirometer …

METHODS Spirometric parameters (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, PEF, FEF25-75, FEF50, FEF25)
were performed with the spirometer ZAN 100 in healthy adults non smokers Malagasy …

The study was carried out for 2 years in 95 patients suffering from chronic coughing and
dyspnea with bronchial obstruction measured by spirometry (ZAN 100 electronic spirometer). …

Method: 104 Fr subjects (54 females) were recruited from church, the University environment,
during special events (sports, festive, and family), and by word of mouth. Predicted values …

A33 CLINICAL ASTHMA I: Severity Of Asthma Disease In Tamatave A33 CLINICAL ASTHMA
I: Severity Of Asthma Disease In Tamatave Full Text Introduction Asthma is a problem of …

Purpose: The previous study carried out for the first use of the Malagasy Spirometric Equations
(MSE) on a respiratory symptomatic Malagasy population had shown an overstaging of …