Likelihood of pulmonary hypertension in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.

Joseph JacobBrian J BartholmaiSrinivasan RajagopalanRonald KarwoskiArjun NairSimon L F WalshJoseph BarnettGary CrossEoin P JudgeMaria KokosiElizabetta A RenzoniToby M MaherAthol U Wells

Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2017)

Our findings indicate that the reported association between CPFE and PHT is explained by the summed baseline CT extents of ILD and emphysema. Once baseline severity is taken into account, CPFE is not selectively associated with a malignant microvascular phenotype, when compared with IPF patients without emphysema.

Keyphrases

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
interstitial lung disease
pulmonary hypertension
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
lung function
computed tomography
peritoneal dialysis
pulmonary fibrosis
contrast enhanced
image quality
cystic fibrosis