Suggested Reading for HCPs Who Diagnose and Manage Patients With IPF

About IPF

Incidence and Prevalence of IPF 
Raghu G, Weycker D, Edelsberg J, et al. Incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006;174(7):810-816. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200602-163OC.
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Classification of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias 
Travis WD, Costabel U, Hansell DM, et al. An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update of the international multidisciplinary classification of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013;188(6):733-748. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201308-1483ST.
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Natural History of IPF 
King TE, Pardo A, Selman M. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Lancet. 2011; 378(9807):1949-1961. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60052-4.
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Ley B, Collard HR, King TE. Clinical course and prediction of survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011;183(4):431-440. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201006-0894CI.
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Mortality and Underlying Causes of Death 
Olson AL, Swigris JJ, Lezotte DC, et al. Mortality from pulmonary fibrosis increased in the United States from 1992 to 2003. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176(3):277-284. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200701-044OC.
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Acute Exacerbations of IPF 
Collard HR, Moore BB, Flaherty KR, et al. Acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;176(7):636-643. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200703-463PP.
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Acute Exacerbation of IPF: An International Working Group Report
Collard HR, Ryerson CJ, Corte TJ, et al. Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. An International Working Group Report. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016;194(3):265-275. doi:10.1164/rccm.201604-0801CI.
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Potential Risk Factors for IPF 
Taskar VS, Coultas DB. Is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis an environmental disease? Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2006;3(4):293-298. doi: 10.1513/pats.200512-131TK.
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Overview of IPF Pathogenesis 
Wolters PJ, Collard HR, Jones KD. Pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Annu Rev Pathol. 2014;9:157-179. doi: 10.1146/annurev-pathol-012513-104706.
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Genetic Predisposition 
Armanios MY, Chen JJ, Cogan JD, et al. Telomerase mutations in families with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2007;356(13):1317-1326. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa066157.
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Fingerlin TE, Murphy E, Zhang W, et al. Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for pulmonary fibrosis. Nat Genet. 2013;45(6):613-620. doi: 10.1038/ng.2609.
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Seibold MA, Wise AL, Speer MC, et al. A common MUC5B promoter polymorphism and pulmonary fibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2011;364(16):1503-1512. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1013660.
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Wang Y, Kuan PJ, Xing C, et al. Genetic defects in surfactant protein A2 are associated with pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. Am J Hum Genet. 2009;84(1):52-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.11.010.
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Diagnosing IPF

Diagnostic Criteria 2011 Guidelines
Raghu G, Collard HR, Egan JJ, et al. An official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT statement: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis and management. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011;183(7):788-824. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2009-040GL.
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Diagnostic Criteria 2015 Guidelines 
Raghu G, Rochwerg B, Zhang Y, et al. An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. An Update of the 2011 Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Jul 15;192(2):e3-19. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201506-1063ST.
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Diagnostic Criteria 2018 Guidelines
Raghu G, Remy-Jardin M, Myers JL, et al. Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018;198(5):e44-e68. doi:10.1164/rccm.201807-1255ST.
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Diagnostic Criteria 2022 Guidelines
Raghu G, Remy-Jardin M, Richeldi L, et al. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (an Update) and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Adults: An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022;205(9):e18-e47. doi:10.1164/rccm.202202-0399ST.
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Evolution of Diagnostic Criteria 
Wells AU. Managing diagnostic procedures in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir Rev. 2013;22(128):158-162. doi: 10.1183/09059180.00001213.
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Earlier Diagnosis 
du Bois RM. An earlier and more confident diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir Rev. 2012;21(124):141-146. doi: 10.1183/09059180.00000812.
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Clinical Presentation 
Meltzer EB, Noble PW. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2008;3:8. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-8.
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Radiographic and Histopathologic Features 
Hunninghake GW, Lynch DA, Galvin JR, et al. Radiologic findings are strongly associated with a pathologic diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia. Chest. 2003;124(4):1215-1223. doi: 10.1378/chest.124.4.1215.
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Larsen BT, Colby TV. Update for pathologists on idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2012;136(10):1234-1241. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0225-RA.
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Schmidt SL, Sundaram B, Flaherty KR. Diagnosing fibrotic lung disease: when is high-resolution computed tomography sufficient to make a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? Respirology. 2009;14(7):934-939. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01626.x.
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Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis 
Flaherty KR, King TE, Raghu G, et al. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: what is the effect of a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004;170(8):904-910. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200402-147OC.
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HRQoL 
Swigris JJ, Kuschner WG, Jacobs SS, et al. Health-related quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review. Thorax. 2005;60(7):588-594. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.035220.
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