TY - JOUR T1 - Swallow patterns associated with aspiration in COPD: a prospective analysis JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.00170-2021 VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - 00170-2021 AU - Lydia Cvejic AU - Nadine Guiney AU - Kenneth K. Lau AU - Paul Finlay AU - Kais Hamza AU - Paul Leong AU - Martin MacDonald AU - Paul T. King AU - Philip G. Bardin Y1 - 2021/07/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/3/00170-2021.abstract N2 - Aspiration during swallow may have devastating consequences in COPD. It is known that COPD can impair swallow efficiency and safety [1–3] and a better understanding of how patients with COPD swallow is essential to inform preventative strategies. To date, no studies have examined swallow of large liquid volumes representative of everyday fast-paced drinking in an ample number of patients with COPD. In this letter we detail swallow patterns evaluated by videofluoroscopy in patients with COPD, with and without evidence of aspiration.Few studies have examined swallow of large liquid volumes representative of everyday drinking in COPD. Swallow by cup-drinking was evaluated in COPD using videofluoroscopy. Slower swallow was linked to aspiration indicating altered swallow habits in COPD. https://bit.ly/3wpdnO3 ER -