Abstract Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare, complex, connective tissue disorder.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is common in SSc, occurring in 35–52% of patients and …

Background Since the publication of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline on the
'Management of opportunistic mycobacterial infections' in 2000, our understanding of the …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fibrosing interstitial lung
disease, characterised by progressive scarring of the lung and associated with a high …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) has the highest individual mortality of all rheumatic
diseases, and interstitial lung disease (ILD) is among the leading causes of SSc‐related …

Abstract Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disease with a
heterogeneous clinical course. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of …

The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used test for the objective assessment of
functional exercise capacity for the management of patients with moderate-to-severe …

Importance Race and ethnicity are routinely used to inform pulmonary function test (PFT)
interpretation. However, there is no biological justification for such use, and it may reinforce …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease with a poor prognosis.
Lung transplantation is the only intervention shown to increase life expectancy for patients …

Therapeutic approaches to mitigate the severe acute lung injury associated with severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have rapidly entered …

As the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2014, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) presents a significant challenge to the health care provider. 1 …