Accelerated Decline of Lung Function in COPD Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection* Kanazawa Hiroshi , MD, Hirata Kazuto , MD, Yoshikawa Junichi , MD CHEST Volume 123, Issue 2, Pages 596-599 (February 2003) DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.2.596 Copyright © 2003 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 The rate of annual decline in FEV1 and Dlco during the 5-year follow-up period in each group with COPD. CHEST 2003 123, 596-599DOI: (10.1378/chest.123.2.596) Copyright © 2003 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Comparison of the rate of annual decline in FEV1 between before (PRE) and after (POST) IFN therapy in the 8 IFN responders and 13 IFN nonresponders. ○ = ex-smokers, • = current smokers, N.S. = not significant. CHEST 2003 123, 596-599DOI: (10.1378/chest.123.2.596) Copyright © 2003 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions