This document is an international evidence-based guideline on the diagnosis and management
of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and is a collaborative effort of the American Thoracic …

We conducted an international study of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) diagnosis among
a large group of physicians and compared their diagnostic performance to a panel of IPF …

Background: This document provides clinical recommendations for the diagnosis of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It represents a collaborative effort between the American …

Background: This document updates the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory
Society/Japanese Respiratory Society/Latin American Thoracic Association guideline on …

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic progressive disorder with a poor
prognosis. Methods We conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multicenter …

Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been defined as an acute, clinically
significant, respiratory deterioration of unidentifiable cause. The objective of this …

Background Originally reported to occur predominantly in younger women, idiopathic pulmonary
arterial hypertension (IPAH) is increasingly diagnosed in elderly patients. We aimed to …

Rationale: A previous trial of bosentan in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) showed a trend
to delayed IPF worsening or death. Also, improvements in some measures of dyspnea and …

Chinese translation This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended
to this article as a Supplement . Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is …

Rationale: The detection of pulmonary hypertension in patients with chronic lung disease
has prognostic implications. The brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been suggested as a …