Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: How does cohabitation affect respiratory functions?


Çiftci F., Gülpınar B., Atasoy C., Kayacan O., Saryal S. B.

ADVANCES IN MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.64, sa.2, ss.285-291, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.advms.2019.03.005
  • Dergi Adı: ADVANCES IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.285-291
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Pulmonary function tests, Mortality, LUNG FIBROSIS, MORTALITY, HYPERTENSION, TELOMERES, DISEASE, RISK
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) has emerged as a new syndrome with characteristics of both fibrosis and emphysema. We determined the impacts of radiologic emphysema severity on pulmonary function tests (PFTs), exercise capacity and mortality.