Prognostic factors and outcomes in Japanese lung transplant candidates with interstitial lung disease.
Kohei IkezoeTomohiro HandaKiminobu TanizawaToyofumi F Chen-YoshikawaTakeshi KuboAkihiro AoyamaHideki MotoyamaKyoko HijiyaShinsaku TokudaYoshinari NakatsukaYuko YamamotoAyako OshimaShin-Ichi HarashimaSonoko NagaiToyohiro HiraiHiroshi DateKazuo ChinPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Japanese patients with ILD awaiting transplantation had very poor outcomes regardless of their specific diagnosis. A substantial percentage of IPF patients had an atypical HRCT pattern. 6-min walking distance in ILD patients and body mass index in IPF patients were independent predictors of mortality.
Keyphrases
- prognostic factors
- end stage renal disease
- interstitial lung disease
- ejection fraction
- body mass index
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- systemic sclerosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- stem cells
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- cardiovascular events
- mesenchymal stem cells
- insulin resistance