Cough scores in interstitial lung disease ‘predict fibrosis progression and death’
A study of diverse patients illustrates the prognostic value of cough compared with pulmonary function tests, researchers say
Poorer cough-specific quality of life in patients with interstitial lung disease is an independent predictor of hospitalisation, transplantation and death, researchers say.
Findings from the first-of-its-kind study add to a growing body of evidence on the value of assessing cough not only in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but in the broader interstitial lung disease (ILD) population as well.
