Clinical and functional correlations of the difference between slow vital capacity and FVC.
Jonathan Jerias FernandezMaria Vera Cruz de Oliveira CastellanoFlavia de Almeida Filardo ViannaSérgio Roberto NacifRoberto Rodrigues JuniorSilvia Carla Sousa RodriguesPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)
The use of an SVC maneuver appears to decrease the prevalence of nonspecific lung disease and of normal spirometry results. Individuals with a ΔSVC-FVC ≥ 200 mL, which is probably the result of OLD and air trapping, are apparently more likely to respond to bronchodilator administration.