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See Latest ArticlesCoexistent emphysema delays the decrease of vital capacity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Respiratory Medicine, 07/07/09
Akagi T et al. - There was no significant difference in the survival duration between 26 CPFE and 33 IPF-alone patients according to Kaplan–Meier analysis. Ventilatory and gas-exchange deterioration during the course of IPF became mild when emphysema was coexistent.
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