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Despite the lack of spirometric obstruction, early Small Airways Dysfunction (SAD) may occur in AATD patients preceding lung damage.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective, single-center study on 60 AATD patients without airflow obstruction (FEV\u2081\/FVC \u2265 0.70). SAD was defined as: reduced spirometric flows (\u22652 of FEF25\u201375, FEF50, FEF75 &lt;65% predicted) and\/or IOS R5\u2013R20 value greater than 0.07 kPa\u2022s\u2022L\u207b\u00b9. Correlation and agreement between spirometry and IOS were assessed, as well as associations with Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>SAD was detected in 23% of patients by spirometry, 10% by IOS, and 13% by both methods. A slight agreement was found between spirometric and IOS criteria (\u03ba = 0.22). Only IOS-defined SAD was significantly associated with dyspnea (mMRC \u22652; p = 0.05), and R5\u2013R20 values correlated with mMRC scores (r = 0.38, p = 0.003). No association was observed between spirometry-defined SAD and symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings support IOS as a partially complementary tool for the early detection of peripheral airway impairment in AATD. 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