Increasing life expectancy in cystic fibrosis: Advances and challenges

KA McBennett, PB Davis, MW Konstan - Pediatric pulmonology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since the first description of cystic fibrosis in 1938, there have been significant advances in
both quality of life and longevity for people living with this disease. In this article we describe …

Cystic fibrosis modulator therapies

S Jia, JL Taylor-Cousar - Annual review of medicine, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited multisystemic disease that can cause progressive
bronchiectasis, pancreatic endocrine and exocrine insufficiency, distal intestinal obstruction …

Disparities in first evaluation of infants with cystic fibrosis since implementation of newborn screening

SA McColley, SL Martiniano, CL Ren, MK Sontag… - Journal of cystic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective We evaluated whether implementation of cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening
(NBS) leads to equitable timeliness of initial evaluation. We compared age at first event …

[HTML][HTML] Telehealth use in cystic fibrosis during COVID-19: association with race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors

D Albon, AD Van Citters, T Ong, O Dieni, C Dowd… - Journal of Cystic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an uptake of telehealth in cystic
fibrosis care. Previous studies show disparities in telehealth use based on socioeconomic …

Management of mental health in cystic fibrosis

CJ Bathgate, M Hjelm, SS Filigno… - Clinics in chest …, 2022 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Background Mental health concerns are common among persons with cystic fibrosis
(pwCF). If left untreated, unfavorable physical and emotional outcomes may ensue, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Telehealth and CFTR modulators: accelerating innovative models of cystic fibrosis care

MH Prickett, PA Flume, KA Sabadosa, QT Tran… - Journal of Cystic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Better health and longer survival for many people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF) compels the
continued evolution of the CF care model. Designed to deliver specialized care for a …

Toward a broader understanding of cystic fibrosis epidemiology and its impact on clinical manifestations

KA McBennett, PB Davis - Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2022 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) arises from the mutation of a single gene encoding the cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), 1 a chloride channel that is widely …

Outcomes of infants born during the first 9 years of CF newborn screening in the United States: A retrospective Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry cohort study

SL Martiniano, AA Elbert, PM Farrell… - Pediatric …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) was implemented in all US
states and DC by 2010. This hypothesis‐generating study was designed to form the basis of …

Cystic fibrosis in Europe: improved lung function and longevity–reasons for cautious optimism, but challenges remain

E Kerem, A Orenti, A Adamoli… - European …, 2024 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Prognosis and disease severity in cystic fibrosis (CF) are linked to declining
lung function. To characterise lung function by the number of adults in countries with …

Promoting emotional wellness in children with CF, part II: mental health assessment and intervention

AM Georgiopoulos, LM Christon… - Pediatric …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This is the second of two companion papers that examine the emotional wellness of children
with cystic fibrosis (CF) during the early years of life, defined here as the period between …