Pulmonary artery enlargement predicts poor outcome during acute exacerbations of fibrotic interstitial lung disease.
Mariko KogoKojiro OtsukaTakeshi MorimotoKazuma NagataAtsushi NakagawaKeisuke TomiiPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2019)
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first longitudinal examination of the PA/A ratio and evaluation during AE of f-ILD. Our data show that a PA/A ≥ 1 during AE predicted poor survival outcome in f-ILD.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- pulmonary artery
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- rheumatoid arthritis
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- healthcare
- liver failure
- cystic fibrosis
- electronic health record
- respiratory failure
- cross sectional
- big data
- free survival
- hepatitis b virus
- data analysis