Reduced expiratory variability index (EVI) is associated with controller medication withdrawal and symptoms in wheezy children aged 1‐5 years

VP Seppä, M Paassilta, J Kivistö, A Hult… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lung function testing is an essential part of diagnostic workup and monitoring of
asthma, but young children are lacking easy, routine testing methods. However, recent …

Expiratory variability index (EVI) is associated with the severity of acute bronchial obstruction in small children: A proof‐of‐concept study

VP Seppä, M Turkalj, A Hult… - Pediatric allergy and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lung function testing in small children is cumbersome. However, reduced
variability of tidal breathing recorded using impedance pneumography (IP) during sleep was …

[HTML][HTML] Expiratory variability index is associated with asthma risk, wheeze and lung function in infants with recurrent respiratory symptoms

VP Seppä, J Gracia-Tabuenca… - ERJ open …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
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Observational study of inhaled corticosteroid treatment for improved expiratory variability index in steroid-naïve asthmatic children

J Burman, P Malmberg, VP Seppä, T Jartti… - ERJ Open …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The Lancet Asthma Commission calls for objective measurements to support asthma
diagnosis, especially for children [1]. The expiratory variability index (EVI) is a novel method …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship of bronchial hyperresponsiveness and asthma in children: evaluating impulse oscillometry, eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation and impedance …

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Background Up to a third of children experience wheezing during the early years of life; most
of these children are early transient wheezers. However, the prevalence of childhood …

Expiratory variability index (EVI) is associated with asthma risk, wheeze and lung function in infants with recurrent respiratory symptoms

VP Seppä, J Gracia-Tabuenca… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
Recurrent respiratory symptoms are common in infants but the paucity of lung function tests
suitable for routine use in infants is a widely acknowledged clinical problem. In this study we …