Anticoagulant therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
H Kubo, K Nakayama, M Yanai, T Suzuki, M Yamaya… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Study objective To evaluate the effect of anticoagulant therapy on the survival of patients
with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Design Prospective study. Setting Five hospitals
located in the Miyagi prefecture in Japan, including a university hospital, a Red Cross
hospital, two public general hospitals, and a municipal hospital. Patients Fifty-six patients
with IPF (mean age, 69.4 years; range, 47 to 89) admitted to the hospitals from April 2001 to
April 2004. Interventions Patients were assigned to receive prednisolone alone or …
with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Design Prospective study. Setting Five hospitals
located in the Miyagi prefecture in Japan, including a university hospital, a Red Cross
hospital, two public general hospitals, and a municipal hospital. Patients Fifty-six patients
with IPF (mean age, 69.4 years; range, 47 to 89) admitted to the hospitals from April 2001 to
April 2004. Interventions Patients were assigned to receive prednisolone alone or …