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ventilation
(redirected from maximum voluntary ventilation)

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8% of maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) at peak exercise in recipients of SLT (n=6) and 33.
Although lung capacity remained unchanged, the researchers report maximum voluntary ventilation -- a measure of the strength of voluntary chest muscles -- improved significantly.
According to this classification system, COPD is present when: residual volume is > 140% predicted, functional residual capacity is >130% predicted, total lung capacity is >120% predicted, or maximum voluntary ventilation is <75% predicted.
 
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