Objectives : The goal of this study was to assess the independent and collective diagnostic
value of various modalities in cardiac sarcoidosis, delineate the role of cardiac magnetic …

Background In fibrotic interstitial lung diseases, exertional breathlessness is strongly linked
to health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Breathlessness is often associated with oxygen …

1 Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, et al. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus
in Wuhan, China. Lancet 2020; 395: 497–506. 2 Yin Y, Wunderink RG. MERS, SARS …

This British Thoracic Society (BTS) Clinical Statement addresses the diagnosis, evaluation
and management of pulmonary sarcoidosis, with each section summarised with key clinical …

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 …

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease characterised histologically by the formation
of non-caseating granuloma in multiple organs. 1 The cause of the disease remains …

Background and Objective Pulmonary hypertension is a life‐limiting complication of interstitial
lung disease (ILD‐PH). We investigated whether treatment with phosphodiesterase 5 …

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a major cause of morbidity and
mortality, mostly presenting as non-specific interstitial pneumonia. Little is known about the …

The diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) relies on the clinical evaluation of a
number of features, including a history of significant exposure to potentially causative antigens, …

Background In cohort studies of pulmonary sarcoidosis, abnormal ventilatory patterns have
generally been subdivided into restrictive and obstructive defects. Mixed ventilatory defects …