Variability of forced vital capacity in progressive interstitial lung disease: a prospective observational study

Variability of forced vital capacity in progressive interstitial lung disease: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) is often associated with poor outcomes, but has few predictors of progression. Daily home spirometry has been proposed to provide important information about the clinical course of idiopathic pulmonary disease (IPF). However, experience is...

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Main Authors: Tobias Veit, Michaela Barnikel, Alexander Crispin, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Felix Ceelen, Paola Arnold, Dieter Munker, Magdalena Schmitzer, Jürgen Barton, Sanziana Schiopu, Herbert B. Schiller, Marion Frankenberger, Katrin Milger, Jürgen Behr, Claus Neurohr, Gabriela Leuschner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Interstitial lung disease
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Home spirometry
Forced vital capacity
Variability
Disease progression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-01524-8

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