Pulmonary Medicine, 2012 Based on clinical and radiological findings, Cottin defined combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) as pulmonary emphysema in the upper lungs and interstitial pneumonia in the lower lungs with various radiological patterns.
Fumikazu Sakai +7 more
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Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema syndrome: a radiologic perspective [PDF]
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2015 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (that includes emphysema) results in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is also a chronic and progressive parenchymal lung disease with an average survival of less than
I.B. Oliva +3 more
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Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema in a welder [PDF]
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2015 Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) syndrome is an uncommon entity characterised by emphysema of the upper lobes and diffuse fibrosis of the lower lobes and carries a bad prognosis with the onset of pulmonary hypertension.
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Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: an increasingly recognized condition
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2014 Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) has been increasingly recognized in the literature. Patients with CPFE are usually heavy smokers or former smokers with concomitant lower lobe fibrosis and upper lobe emphysema on chest HRCT scans.
Olívia Meira Dias +3 more
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Severe pulmonary hypertension due to combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: another cause of death among smokers [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2017 In 2005, the combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) was first defined as a distinct entity, which comprised centrilobular or paraseptal emphysema in the upper pulmonary lobes, and fibrosis in the lower lobes accompanied by reduced diffused ...
André Carramenha de Góes Hirano +6 more
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Mortality in combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema patients is determined by the sum of pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema [PDF]
ERJ Open Research, 2021 In patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema, emphysema and fibrosis do not have a synergistic effect that results in worsened survival when compared to IPF patients without emphysema https://bit.ly ...
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Pulmonary function measures predict mortality differently in IPF versus combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema [PDF]
, 2011 The composite physiologic index (CPI) was derived to represent the extent of fibrosis on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), adjusting for emphysema in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Martinez, Fernando J. +13 more
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Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema in a tyre industry worker
Lung India, 2012 We report a case of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) with severe pulmonary hypertension in a 46-year-old man, nonsmoker, tyre industry worker. CPFE is commonly reported to be associated with tobacco smoking.
Vinaya S Karkhanis, J M Joshi
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Acute Exacerbation of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Syndrome of Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema Following Lung Surgery : A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
, 2012 We herein report two cases of an acute exacerbation of pulmonary fibrosis in the syndrome of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) following lung surgery, and also review the relevant literature.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020 Background Previous analyses of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) cohorts have provided conflicting data on the survival of patients with CPFE.
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