Publications

EVI Correlates with Airway Reactance in Preschoolers During Acute Bronchial Obstruction

Pediatric Pulmonology, 2021 Authors: Seppä VP., Turkalj M., Hult A., Maloca Vuljanko I., Plavec D. Measuring lung function in small children is extremely difficult and confined to highly specialized institutions. EVI showed…

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

ERJ Open Research, 2020 Authors: Ville-Pekka Seppä, Javier Gracia-Tabuenca, Anne Kotaniemi-Syrjänen, Kristiina Malmström, Anton Hult, Anna Pelkonen, Mika J. Mäkelä, Jari Viik, L. Pekka Malmberg Recurrent respiratory symptoms are common in…

Expiratory variability index (EVI) is associated with the severity of acute bronchial obstruction in small children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (PAI), 2020 Authors: Ville Pekka Seppä, Mirjana Turkalj, Anton Hult, Ivana Malo?a Vuljanko, Davor Plavec, Damir Erceg, Giorgie Petkovi? Lung function testing in small children is…

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

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (PAI), 2020 Authors: Ville-Pekka Seppä, Marita Paassilta, Juho Kivistö, Anton Hult, Jari Viik, Javier Gracia-Tabuenca, Jussi Karjalainen Lung function testing is an essential part of diagnostic workup…

Sources of variability in expiratory flow profiles during sleep in healthy young children

Published in: Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology journal 2019 Authors: Anton Hult, Romana Gjergja Juraški, Javier Gracia-Tabuenca, Markku Partinen, Davor Plavec and Ville-Pekka Seppä Highlights • First analysis of tidal breathing…

Airway obstruction is associated with reduced variability in specific parts of the tidal breathing flow–volume curve in young children

Published in: ERJ Open Research 2019 Authors: Ville-Pekka Seppä, Anton Hult, Javier Gracia-Tabuenca, Marita Paassilta, Jari Viik, Davor Plavec and Jussi Karjalainen Lung function testing in subjects with limited cooperation,…

Tidal breathing variability during sleep is a sensitive marker of disease control in small children with recurrent wheeze

Published: ERS 2018 Late breaking abstract Authors: Ville-Pekka Seppä, Marita Paassilta, Javier Gracia, Anton Hult, Jari Viik, Davor Plavec, Jussi Karjalainen Introduction: Impedance pneumography (IP) enables assessing lung function (LF)…

Late Breaking Abstract – Tidal breathing variability during sleep is a sensitive marker of disease control in small children with recurrent wheeze

Published in European Respiratory Society International Congress 2018 Authors Ville-Pekka Seppä, Marita Paassilta, Javier Gracia, Anton Hult, Jari Viik, Davor Plavec, Jussi Karjalainen Introduction Impedance pneumography (IP) enables assessing lung…

Airflow pattern complexity and airway obstruction in asthma

Published in Journal of Applied Physiology 2011 Authors Juliana Veiga, Agnaldo J. Lopes, José M. Jansen and Pedro L. Melo The scientific and clinical value of a measure of complexity…

Tidal breathing parameters measured by structured light plethysmography in children aged 2–12 years recovering from acute asthma/wheeze compared with healthy children

Published in Physiological Reports 2018 Authors Hamzah Hmeidi, Shayan Motamedi-Fakhr, Edward K. Chadwick, Francis J. Gilchrist, Warren Lenney, Richard Iles, Rachel C. Wilson & John Alexander Measurement of lung function…