Progressive pulmonary fibrosis in patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: An explorative study.
Jakob HoeppnerMaximilian Wollsching-StrobelFalk SchumacherWolfram WindischMelanie BergerPublished in: Archives of rheumatology (2024)
In patients without PPF, disease progression may be missed, resulting in inadequate management. Interdisciplinary management of patients with CTD with the participation of pulmonologists and precise lung function diagnostics is recommended.
Keyphrases
- lung function
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- pulmonary fibrosis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- cystic fibrosis
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- air pollution
- multiple sclerosis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes