In patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis the presence of hiatus hernia is associated with disease progression and mortality

Eur Respir J. 2019 May 23;53(5):1802412. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02412-2018. Print 2019 May.

Authors

John A Mackintosh¹, Sujal R Desai^{1

2}, Huzaifa Adamali³, Kinesh Patel¹, Felix Chua¹, Anand Devaraj¹, Vasilis Kouranos¹, Maria Kokosi¹, George Margaritopoulos¹, Elisabetta A Renzoni^{1

2}, Athol U Wells^{1

2}, Philip L Molyneaux^{1

2}, Sacheen Kumar⁴, Toby M Maher^{1

2}, Peter M George^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
² National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
³ North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
⁴ Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 30923184
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02412-2018

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Disease Progression
Female
Gastric Acid / metabolism
Gastroesophageal Reflux / etiology*
Hernia, Hiatal / complications*
Hernia, Hiatal / physiopathology
Humans
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / complications*
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / mortality*
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Survival Analysis

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