Implementation of a standardized screening program for IPF patients and relatives in Flanders KU Leuven
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most frequent form of
interstitial lung disease, essentially being a fibrotic scarring of the lung.
This fibrotic scarring of the lung leads to deterioration of pulmonary
function and is usually rapidly progressive, ultimately leading to patient
death with 3-5 years following diagnosis. IPF is believed to be the endresults
from a complicated interaction between multiple ...