Articles: function.
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Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 12:15 PM - 01:15 PMPURPOSE: The relationship between maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) and submaximal exercise in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is poorly understood. CPX and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) were compared with a focus on exercise tolerance (ET) and systemic oxidant stress (OS) in patients with IPF. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Lawrence Cahalin, Carol Ramos, Ignacio Gaunaurd, Nicole Eustis, Constanza Sol, Meryl Cohen, Orlando Gomez-Marin, Diana Cardenas, Robert JacksonNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Our aim was to study the vascular reactivity of patients with stable COPD and to try to correlate endothelial dysfunction, vascular reactivity and functional capacity of these patients that eventually may lead to cardiovascular mortality ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Claudia Simsolo, Arnon BlumNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Diffuse Lung Disease Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: From 2009 to 2013, we identified four Goodpasture disease as severe alveolar hemorrhage. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Olivier Gilbert, Alain Van Meerhaeghe, Benoit Guillaume, Thibault Richard, Maxime Vancutsem, Philippe PierardNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pulmonary Hypertension Posters IISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The prevalence of PAH in patients with IPF is not well known. There has been no prospective study to date. The purpose of our study was to know the prevalence of PAH in patients with IPF at any stage of severity ⋯ 60 patients (18 women, age at diagnosis 64 years) were included and 56 completed the study protocol. Patient characteristics: FVC 64%, DLCO 41%, 6MWT 357 meters, systolic pulmonary arterial pressure 46 mmHg. 17 patients showed a systolic pulmonary artery pressure greater than 40 mmHg and in 14 of them PAH was confirmed by right heart catheterization with a mean pulmonary arterial pressure of 28.6 mmHg. When comparing various clinical and functional parameters between patients with and without PAH significant differences were seen in FVC, FEV1, DLCO, 6MWT and Functional Class. In a multivariate analysis DLCO was associated with the presence of PAHCONCLUSIONS: PAH is not infrequent in patients with IPF (around 26%).Patients with more severe disease are more likely to develop PAH. A marked decrease in DLCO is independently associated with the presence of PAHCLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: PAH is a devastating disease with prognostic and therapeutic implications in patients with IPF. To know the prevalence and associated factors in very important for a better management of this patients because we now have effective treatments in PAHDISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Adolfo Villar, Julio Ancochea, Antonio XaubetNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.