2020
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. Rationale, Design, and Methods.
Wang BR, Edwards R, Freiheit EA, Ma Y, Burg C, de Andrade J, Lancaster L, Lindell K, Nathan SD, Raghu G, Gibson K, Gulati M, Mason W, Noth I, Schmidt B, Spino C, Staszak S, Stauffer J, Wolters PJ, Cosgrove GP, Flaherty KR. The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. Rationale, Design, and Methods. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2020, 17: 1620-1628. PMID: 32776789, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202001-035sd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial lung diseasePatient RegistryClinician accessLarge multicenter registryMean diffusing capacityPositive smoking historyPercent of patientsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisTime of enrollmentIndividuals 18 yearsMulticenter registrySmoking historyPulmonary fibrosisSupplemental oxygenVital capacityLung diseaseMean agePatient populationAntifibrotic therapyApplicable biomarkersClinical informationDiffusing capacityPatientsClinical sitesRegistry
2014
Supportive Care for Patients with Pulmonary Complications of Connective Tissue Disease
Gulati M, Antin-Ozerkis D. Supportive Care for Patients with Pulmonary Complications of Connective Tissue Disease. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 35: 274-282. PMID: 24668542, DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1371538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnective tissue diseaseQuality of lifePulmonary complicationsSupportive careTissue diseaseLung diseaseAdvanced lung diseaseGastroesophageal reflux diseaseGlucocorticoid-induced osteoporosisInterstitial lung diseaseManagement of patientsLung transplantationTreatable comorbiditiesPulmonary hypertensionPulmonary rehabilitationReflux diseaseSignificant comorbiditiesMechanical ventilationPatient's symptomsSupplemental oxygenPulmonary disordersSleep disturbancesCardiovascular diseaseMood disordersSupportive measures