Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease with an
overall poor prognosis. A simple-to-use staging system for IPF may improve prognostication…

CT imaging shows the progression of lung abnormalities with the development of crazy-paving
and increase in consolidation, more extensive lung involvement, and slow resolution—…

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been implicated in the pathologic
angiogenesis observed in psoriasis and other chronic inflammatory skin diseases that are …

Interstitial lung disease is a common manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis; however, little is
known about factors that influence its prognosis. The aim of the present study was to …

Rationale: Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is highly prevalent in patients with idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Chronic microaspiration secondary to GER may play a role in the …

Background Risk prediction is challenging in chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD) because
of heterogeneity in disease-specific and patient-specific variables. Our objective was to …

BACKGROUND. The link between mucus plugs and airflow obstruction has not been established
in chronic severe asthma, and the role of eosinophils and their products in mucus plug …

Tissue hypoxia is a characteristic feature of malignant tumors and healing wounds,
conditions that are associated with angiogenesis and with increased expression of vascular …

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, characteristics and outcomes of
patients with unclassifiable interstitial lung disease (ILD) and to develop a simple method of …

… Elicker MD d , Brett Ley MD e , Joyce S. Lee MD e , Marta Abbritti MD g , Kirk D. Jones MD
f , … Dr Elicker: contributed to data interpretation and preparation and approval of the final …