• Pulmonary function testing in COPD: looking beyond the curtain of FEV1 

      Kakavas S., Kotsiou O.S., Perlikos F., Mermiri M., Mavrovounis G., Gourgoulianis K., Pantazopoulos I. (2021)
      Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management remains challenging due to the high heterogeneity of clinical symptoms and the complex pathophysiological basis of the disease. Airflow limitation, diagnosed by ...
    • Sonographic assessment of changes in diaphragmatic kinetics induced by inspiratory resistive loading 

      Soilemezi, E.; Tsagourias, M.; Talias, M. A.; Soteriades, E. S.; Makrakis, V.; Zakynthinos, E.; Matamis, D. (2013)
      Background and objective: Diaphragmatic breathing patterns under resistive loading remain poorly documented. To our knowledge, this is the first study assessing diaphragmatic motion under conditions of inspiratory resistive ...