Independent Clinical Factors Relevant to Prognosis of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

CONCLUSIONS Spirometry, GAP model, and BAL are helpful to forecast the prognosis of IPF. IPF patients also suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension, hypoxemia, and hydropower disorder have a poor prognosis.
PMID: 31166938 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Medical Science Monitor - June 7, 2019 Category: Research Tags: Med Sci Monit Source Type: research