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Referring Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis to Transplant Centers

1:04  |   Posted on Nov 10, 2008 in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Surgery, Transplantation

Dr. Francis Cordova, Medical Director of the Lung Transplantation Program at Temple University School of Medicine, gives some recommendations for referring patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to a transplant center.

References and Resources
Coalition for IPF

Raghu G et al. Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with etanercept: an exploratory, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Nov 1;178(9):948-55. Epub 2008 Jul 31.

Cottin V, Cordier JF. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Presse Med. 2008 Nov;37(11):1581-90. Epub 2008 May 16.

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