Clinical predictors and explant lung pathology of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterised by constant threat of acute exacerbation of IPF (AE-IPF). It would be significant to identify risk factors of AE-IPF. We sought to determine the prognostic value of lung transplantation candidacy testing for AE-IPF and describe explant...

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Main Authors: Yaniv Dotan, William B. Shapiro, Eneida Male, Eduardo C. Dominguez, Amandeep Aneja, Zhao Huaqing, Chandra Dass, Kartik Shenoy, Nathaniel Marchetti, Francis C. Cordova, Gerard J. Criner, A. James Mamary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-10-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00261-2019.full