Novel insights in cough and breathing patterns of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis performing repeated 24-hour-respiratory polygraphies

Novel insights in cough and breathing patterns of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis performing repeated 24-hour-respiratory polygraphies

Abstract Background The main symptoms of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are cough and dyspnea. IPF leads to a restrictive lung disorder impacting daytime and nocturnal breathing patterns. In this pilot study we assessed the course of day- and nighttime respiration, oxygenation, an...

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Main Authors: Anke Schertel, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Thomas Geiser, Anne-Kathrin Brill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Follow up
Cough
Respiratory rate
Breathing pattern
24-h-respiratory polygraphy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0674-y

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