RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Phil
T1 Adding Insult to Injury: Complications of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2013
FD SAGE Publications
VO 13
IS 4
SP 30
OP 31
DO 10.1177/155989771304018
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/4/30.abstract
AB Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a distinctive form of chronic interstitial lung disease occurring primarily in older adults, more often male [Raghu G et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011]. The estimated prevalence of IPF is 14 to 43 per 100,000 and an estimated incidence is 7 to 16 per 100,000, depending on how it is defined [Raghu G et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006]. Prognosis can be predicted by the radiographic extent of the disease, amount of fibrosis, presence of pulmonary hypertension, and comorbidities (emphysema, lung cancer, and coronary artery disease).