D104 ADVANCES IN INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE: African-American Ethnicity Predicts Improved Survival In Interstitial Lung Disease

Rationale: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a heterogeneous group of diffuse parenchymal lung disorders characterized by significant morbidity and mortality. Based on ATS/ERS criteria, all patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF),...

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Published in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Main Authors: Adegunsoye, A, Oldham, J M, Churpek, M M, Lee, C T, Witt, L, Chen, L, Hsu, S, Chung, J H, Montner, S, Husain, A, Noth, I, Vij, R, Strek, M E
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Language:English
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African Americans
Ethnicity
Lung diseases
Pneumonia
Pulmonary fibrosis
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Summary:Rationale: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a heterogeneous group of diffuse parenchymal lung disorders characterized by significant morbidity and mortality. Based on ATS/ERS criteria, all patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF), biopsy-proven idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonias and cryptogenic organizing pneumonia and unclassifiable idiopathic interstitial pneumonia were identified.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970