JAMA Internal Medicine • Vol 182 • No 12
Association of Particulate Matter Exposure With Lung Function and Mortality Among Patients With Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease
October 2022 • G.C. Goobie, Christopher Carlsten, Kerri A. Johannson, Nasreen Khalil, Veronica Marcoux, Deborah Assayag, H. Manganas, Jolene H. Fisher, Martin Kolb,…
Importance Particulate matter 2.5 μm or less in diameter (PM 2.5 ) is associated with adverse outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, but its association with other fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (fILDs) remains unclear. Objective To investigate the association of PM 2.5 exposure with mortality and lung function among patients with fILD. Design, Setting, and Participants In this multicenter, international, prospective cohort study, patients were enrolled in the Simmons Center for Interstitial Lung Disease …