EMPIRE Registry, Czech Part: Impact of Demographics, Pulmonary Function and HRCT on Survival and Clinical Course in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Conclusion: DLCO changes over time were shown as a better predictor of mortality compared with FVC changes in our study. In our opinion it is necessary to implement the DLCO analysis into clinical trials and routine practice. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - September 1, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Martina Doubkov á, Jan Švancara, Michal Svoboda, Martina Šterclová, Vladimír Bartoš, Martina Plačková, Ladislav Lacina, Monika Žurková, Ilona Binková, Radka Bittenglová, Vladimíra Lošťáková, Zdeněk Merta, Lenka Šišková, Richard Tyl, P Tags: Original Article Source Type: research