Cardiovascular Structural and Functional Parameters in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis at Disease Diagnosis.

Paola FaverioAlessandro MalobertiPaola ReboraRita Cristina Myriam IntravaiaChiara TognolaGiorgio ToscaniAnna AmatoValerio LeoniGiovanni FrancoFederica VitarelliSimona SpitiFabrizio LuppiMaria Grazia ValsecchiAlberto PesciCristina Giannattasio

Published in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2024)

Patients with IPF early in the disease course do not present a significant CV fibrotic involvement when compared with age- and sex-matched controls. Bigger and adequately powered studies are needed to confirm our preliminary data and longitudinal studies are required in order to understand the time of appearance and progression rate of heart and vascular involvement in IPF subjects.

Keyphrases

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
interstitial lung disease
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
cross sectional
big data
machine learning
systemic sclerosis
data analysis