American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Mar 2017
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in India: Results of a Prospective Registry.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a heterogeneous group of acute and chronic inflammatory and fibrotic lung diseases. Existing ILD registries have had variable findings. Little is known about the clinical profile of ILDs in India. ⋯ Hypersensitivity pneumonitis was the most common new-onset ILD in India, followed by CTD-ILD and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; diagnoses varied between site investigators and CILD experts, emphasizing the value of MDD in ILD diagnosis. Prompted case report forms including environmental exposures in prospective registries will likely provide further insight into the etiology and management of ILD worldwide.
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Mar 2017
Multicenter StudyA New Approach for Identifying Patients with Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often unrecognized and untreated. ⋯ CAPTURE with PEF can identify patients with COPD who would benefit from currently available therapy and require further diagnostic evaluation. Clinical trial registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01880177).