In patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis the presence of hiatus hernia is associated with disease progression and mortality.

John A MackintoshSujal R DesaiHuzaifa AdamaliKinesh PatelFelix ChuaAnand DevarajVasilis KouranosMaria KokosiGeorge MargaritopoulosElisabetta A RenzoniAthol U WellsPhilip L MolyneauxSacheen KumarToby M MaherPeter M George

Published in: The European respiratory journal (2019)

Keyphrases

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
interstitial lung disease
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic sclerosis