Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes between combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema associated with usual interstitial pneumonia pattern and non-usual interstitial pneumonia.

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that the presence of UIP pattern and high-CPI in CPFE patients were associated with poorer mortality. (Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2015; 32: 129-137). PMID: 26278692 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26278692?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases - August 19, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis Source Type: research