Disease severity staging system for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Japan.
Yasuhiro KondohHiroyuki TaniguchiKensuke KataokaTaiki FurukawaMasahiko AndoKenta MurotaniMichiaki MishimaYoshikazu InoueTakashi OguraMasashi BandoKoichi HagiwaraTakafumi SudaHirofumi ChibaHiroki TakahashiYukihiko SugiyamaSakae HommaPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2017)
The revised J-system can provide a better mortality prediction than the present one. Both the revised J-system and the modified GAP system are independent and valuable tools for prognostication and clinical management for IPF.