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Inhaled Vasodilator Slows Lung Function Decline in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Clinical worsening also occurred less frequently with treprostinil ...
Pulmonology Advisor

New Meta-Analysis Quantifies Global Incidence and Prevalence of PPF

The pooled global incidence and prevalence of progressive pulmonary fibrosis appear higher in the US than in Europe and South Korea.
Thorax

Global perspective on pulmonary fibrosis: epidemiology, regional variations, gaps in care and future directions

Background Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) caused by interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) affects up to 0.1% of the global population. There is growing global interest in PF, evident from a nearly threefold ...
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Portable Oxygen Did Not Increase Physical Activity in Fibrotic Lung Disease Patients

Randomized trial shows no difference from sham control ...
Pulmonology Advisor

Nintedanib Shown to Reduce Levels of Circulating CA-125 in Patients With PPF

Nintedanib treatment reduces the levels of circulating cancer antigen 125 in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis.
AHA/ASA Journals

A Critical Contribution of Cardiac Myofibroblasts in Right Ventricular Failure and the Role of UCP2 SNPs in the Predisposition to RV Decompensation in Pulmonary Arterial ...

BACKGROUND: Right ventricular failure drives both morbidity and mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but the mechanism of transition from compensated right ventricle (cRV) to ...