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SUBMITTER: Rajagopal K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7910027 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
British journal of pharmacology 20200407 1
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal lung disease where the additional presence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) reduces survival. In particular, the presence of coexistent pulmonary vascular disease in patients with advanced lung parenchymal disease results in worse outcomes than either diagnosis alone. This is true with respect to the natural histories of these diseases, outcomes with medical therapies, and even outcomes following lung transplantation. Consequently, there is a striking ...[more]