Diaphragmatic ultrasound findings correlate with dyspnea, exercise tolerance, health-related quality of life and lung function in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease

Diaphragmatic ultrasound findings correlate with dyspnea, exercise tolerance, health-related quality of life and lung function in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease

Abstract Background Fibrotic interstitial lung disease (FILD) patients are typically dyspneic and exercise-intolerant with consequent impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Respiratory muscle dysfunction is among the underlying mechanisms of dyspnea and exercise intolerance in FILD bu...

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Main Authors: Pauliane Vieira Santana, Leticia Zumpano Cardenas, André Luis Pereira de Albuquerque, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, Pedro Caruso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Diaphragm
Ultrasonography
Interstitial lung diseases
Diagnostic imaging
Dyspnea
Exercise tolerance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0936-1

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