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Relationship between chest wall and pulmonary compliance and age
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Chest wall and pulmonary compliance were measured in 42 normal males aged 24—78 years. Measurements were made using the static method and the positive-pressure breathing method of Heaf and Prime. Chest wall compliance decreased significantly with age. Pulmonary compliance measured at functional residual capacity was similar in old and young subjects. As lung volume increased pulmonary compliance decreased more in the young than in the old. The latter age difference may result from a loss of lung elastic recoil in the elderly or may be due totally to the age difference in chest wall compliance. The observed age differences in lung compartment volumes can largely be accounted for by the decrease in chest wall compliance. aging; chest wall compliance; lung compliance; static measurement of compliance; positive-pressure measurement of compliance; lung volumes; residual volume Submitted on July 17, 1964
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“A reduction in elastic recoil of the lungs and changes in chest wall deformation give rise to increased functional residual capacity with age (7, 14, 17).”
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“Despite an age-associated reduction in elastic recoil, due to decreased respiratory strength and chest wall compliance, total lung capacity does not significantly change with age (7, 12, 14, 19).”
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“It is well appreciated that, even in healthy persons, lung function declines starting at the age of 35.”
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“Specifically, there is a decline in forced expiratory volume (FEV1) by approximately 30 mL/year and forced vital capacity (FVC) by approximately 20 mL/year, which results in an age-associated decline in the FEV1/FVC ratio (7, 12–14, 20, 21).”
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“Specifically, there is a decline in forced expiratory volume (FEV1) by approximately 30 mL/year and forced vital capacity (FVC) by approximately 20 mL/year, which results in an age-associated decline in the FEV1/FVC ratio (7, 12–14, 20, 21).”
From Aging and Lung Disease (2020) · cites this paper as [14]
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“Specifically, there is a decline in forced expiratory volume (FEV1) by approximately 30 mL/year and forced vital capacity (FVC) by approximately 20 mL/year, which results in an age-associated decline in the FEV1/FVC ratio (7, 12–14, 20, 21).”
From Aging and Lung Disease (2020) · cites this paper as [14]
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- Authors
- Mittman, C., Edelman, N. H., Norris, A. H., & Shock, N. W.
- Affiliations
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Physiology
- Publisher
- American Physiological Society
- Published
- 1965-11-01
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1211-1216
- ISSN
- 0161-7567 (ISSN-L)
- 8750-7587
- 1522-1601
- OpenAlex
- W2143510576
- Cited by
- 192
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Physiology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Keywords
- chest wall compliance, lung compliance, aging, age differences, lung elastic recoil, lung volume, residual volume, functional residual capacity
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