Decreased peak expiratory flow rate associated with mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A preliminary report.

Kohei FujitaHirotsugu OhkuboAkiko NakanoNorihisa TakedaKensuke FukumitsuSatoshi FukudaYoshihiro KanemitsuTakehiro UemuraTomoko TajiriKen MaenoYutaka ItoTetsuya OguriYoshiyuki OzawaTakayuki MuraseAkio Niimi

Published in: Chronic respiratory disease (2022)

A decrease in PEFR after 6 months may predict worse survival in patients with IPF.

Keyphrases

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
interstitial lung disease
cardiovascular events
mechanical ventilation
risk factors
free survival
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
rheumatoid arthritis
acute respiratory distress syndrome