Full Description
This book highlights recent advances in the understanding of interstitial lung disease (ILD) from diagnosis to treatment. The first part of the book discusses general aspects of ILD, such as genetics, epidemiology, classification, pathophysiology, pathology, imaging, and clinical approach including management of ILD comorbidities such as gastroesophageal reflux and pulmonary hypertension. The second part describes common ILDs like idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, sarcoidosis, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis as well as ILDs associated with connective tissue diseases or induced by exposure to environmental agents, drugs, and radiation. Lastly, the third part of the book is devoted to rare ILDs including eosinophilic lung disease and reports on current therapy guidelines.
Contents
Preface; An Overview of Classification, Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Interstitial Lung Disease; New Advances in Genetic Predisposition; Mechanisms of Lung Fibrosis; Extracellular Matrix Proteins as Biomarkers of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia; Immunopathogenesis of Pulmonary fibrosis; Gastro-Esophageal Reflux; Microbiome and Interstitial Lung Disease; A Clinical Approach to Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis; Pathology of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease; Pulmonary Hypertension in Interstitial Lung Diseases; Clinical Value of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Interstitial Lung Diseases; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: State of the Art Research; Non-IPF Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias; Sarcoidosis; Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis; Connective Tissue Disease and Vasculitis; ILD and Occupational and Environmental Exposure; Interstitial Disease Induced by Drugs and Radiation; Eosinophilic Interstitial Lung Disease; Respiratory Tract Amyloidosis; Rare and Orphan Interstitial Lung Diseases; Graft Versus Host Disease; Interstitial Lung Disease in Cardiac Surgery; SARS-COV-2 Infection: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease; Treatment of an Interstitial Lung Disease; Current Therapeutic Guidelines for Interstitial Lung Diseases; Does a Lung Transplant Confer a Survival Advantage?; Index.
