DLCO declined earliest, falling measurably about 10 years before the defined onset. By five years before onset, DLCO had ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a collective term for afflictions of the tissues around the air sacs in the lungs, and often presents as a shortness of breath or dry cough. Prolonged inflammation ...

Panelists discuss how idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive and often fatal interstitial lung disease, presents significant clinical challenges due to its variable trajectory, limited ...

Iron metabolism imbalance and ferroptosis are central to PF pathogenesis, offering new therapeutic targets. Ferroptosis links oxidative stress, iron overload, and fibrotic remodeling, affecting key ...

Clinical worsening also occurred less frequently with treprostinil ...

Credit: Getty Images. The first step in diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is ruling out other known causes of interstitial lung disease. Making an accurate diagnosis of IPF is critical because ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis stands as one of medicine’s most challenging respiratory conditions, gradually transforming healthy lung tissue into stiff, scarred material that severely compromises ...

Aging is associated with increased risk for nearly every lung disease, including acute conditions like pneumonia and chronic diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary ...