RV to LV Diameter Ratio May Predict Mortality in Interstitial Lung Disease
An increased right to left ventricle diameter ratio may help identify high-risk patients with suspected interstitial lung disease/pulmonary hypertension.
Interstitial Lung Disease
FDA Panel Votes on Nintedanib for Systemic Sclerosis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
The FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee voted 10 to 7 in favor of approval of Ofev for the treatment of systemic sclerosis associated with interstitial lung disease.
Azathioprine and Mycophenolate Mofetil May Benefit Myositis-Related ILD
In patients with myositis-related interstitial lung disease, azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil treatment offers clinical improvements and a reduction in prednisone dose.
PH With Chronic Lung Disease Survival Predicted by Echocardiographic Parameters
The ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to systolic pulmonary artery pressure is a simple echocardiographic parameter that can predict survival in pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases.
Support for a Calcium-Based Therapeutic Approach in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Use of a calcium-based therapeutic approach may be helpful for the management of an atypical form of pulmonary fibrosis.
Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Antibodies in RA-Interstitial Lung Disease
Researchers conducted both serologic and tissue expression tests which revealed that for rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease immune responses from anti-malondialdehyde acetaldehyde adducts modified proteins may serve as biomarkers.
A Tool to Assess Health in Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Researchers reviewed COPD Assessment Test results in a Japanese cohort to determine the test’s reliability and validity in patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease.
Pulmonary Hypertension Unrelated to Early Lung Transplant Mortality in ILD
Intrahospital mortality does not differ between patients with and without pulmonary hypertension who undergo lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease.
CT Honeycombing in Interstitial Lung Disease Linked to Higher Mortality Rates
Patients with interstitial lung disease who had honeycombing on chest computed tomography had higher mortality rates than patients without honeycombing.
Biomarkers Predictive of Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease Identified
Lung‐epithelial‐derived surfactant protein has been identified as a biomarker of systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease.
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