Association Between DLCO and Echocardiographic Right Ventricular–Pulmonary Arterial Coupling in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Francesca Coppi, Susan Darroudi, Giulia Renda, Alessandra Lodeserto, Arianna Maini, Damiano De Cesare, Youssef Othman, Martina Mercati, Dalia Caleffi, Filippo Gozzi, Francesco Marangi, Dario Andrisani, Federica Andolfi, Alessio Baccarani, Daniela Aschieri, Anna Vittoria Mattioli, Francesco Fedele, E · 2026
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Francesca Coppi and co-authors link lung gas transfer to heart strain in scarred lungs in a 2026 study. Idiopathic lung scarring often drags in vessel damage and right-heart weakness, both grim signs. How gas transfer tracks the heart's match with its artery load was not well mapped.
Records covered nearly two hundred patients at one referral center over six years. Gas transfer bands ran from normal to severe, and heart scans gave motion, pressure, and their ratio. The team test how those heart indices shift as gas transfer falls, with adjusted models to check the tie. The read may help flag patients whose right heart is slipping early.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francesca Coppi, Susan Darroudi, Giulia Renda, Alessandra Lodeserto, Arianna Maini, Damiano De Cesare, Youssef Othman, Martina Mercati, Dalia Caleffi, Filippo Gozzi, Francesco Marangi, Dario Andrisani, Federica Andolfi, Alessio Baccarani, Daniela Aschieri, Anna Vittoria Mattioli, Francesco Fedele, E |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |