In patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, undernutrition has a profound effect on
prognosis. However, whether body mass index affects the ability to perform activities of daily …

Lung transplantation is an established final treatment option for patients with advanced
chronic respiratory disease. Despite its success in enhancing pulmonary function and health …

Background Although genome-wide association studies have identified many genomic
regions associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the causal genes and functions …

Objectives: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by progressively worsening
lung function, ventilation capacity, dyspnea, and finally reduced exercise intolerance. All of …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease associated with high mortality.
Low muscle mass, frailty and sarcopenia lead to functional impairment that negatively …

Introducción. Los pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar intersticial (EPI) presentan
disminución de la fuerza muscular. En adultos jóvenes sanos se ha asociado la fuerza de …

Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) refers to a large and heterogenous group of parenchymal
lung disorders. It is difficult to diagnose and classify ILD. Nevertheless, accurate diagnosis of …

Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) refers to a large and heterogenous group of parenchymal
lung disorders. It is difficult to diagnose and classify ILD. Nevertheless, accurate diagnosis of …

Background Training intensities in pulmonary rehabilitation are commonly based on fixed
percentages of peak heart rate (HRpeak), heart rate reserve (HRR), or peak work load …

Great efforts have been made to understand the mechanism of complex diseases. Besides
studying environmental factors and lifestyles, it is imperative to find disease causal genes …