Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema: Comparative Evidence on a Complex Condition

Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) is a clinical syndrome characterized by upper lobe emphysema and lower lobe fibrosis manifested by exercise hypoxemia, normal lung volumes, and severe reduction of diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide. It has varying prevalence worldwide with a male...

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Published in:	Biomedicines
Main Authors:	Diana Calaras, Alexander G. Mathioudakis, Zsofia Lazar, Alexandru Corlateanu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Subjects:	emphysema lung fibrosis interstitial lung disease lung function pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/6/1636