Clinical implications of six-minute walk test in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study.

Min Jee Kim Steven D NathanHyeon Hwa KimHo Cheol Kim

Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease (2024)

during 6MWT was an independent prognostic factor in patients with IPF, and a decline in 6MWD in serial follow-up was also associated with a poorer prognosis. These findings suggest that both baseline 6MWT and follow-up data are important in the prognostication of patients with IPF.

Keyphrases

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
prognostic factors
interstitial lung disease
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
rheumatoid arthritis
artificial intelligence