Predictors of death or lung transplant after a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: insights from the IPF-PRO Registry
Snyder L, Neely ML, Hellkamp AS, O’Brien E, de Andrade J, Conoscenti CS, Leonard T, Bender S, Gulati M, Culver DA, Kaner RJ, Palmer S, Kim HJ. Predictors of death or lung transplant after a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: insights from the IPF-PRO Registry. Respiratory Research 2019, 20: 105. PMID: 31142314, PMCID: PMC6542049, DOI: 10.1186/s12931-019-1043-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of deathLung transplantIPF-PRO RegistryPatient characteristicsDisease severityPulmonary fibrosisUS registryOxygen useBackgroundIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPredictors of deathIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisVariable clinical courseAnalysis cohortLower FVCProgressive diseaseClinical courseLow DLCOMultivariable analysisMortality outcomesVital capacityMonth 30Diffusion capacityPatientsTransplantHigh mortality