pulmonary function tests showing that either the FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, or Dlco is less than 60 % of that predicted; or a maximal pulmonary exercise stress test under optimal bronchodilatory treatment that demonstrates a respiratory limitation to exercise with a maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) equa...
Prior studies indicate that pirfenidone and nintedanib use is associated with slowing of lung function deterioration, as well as reduced short-term mortality and reduction in hospital- izations [4–6, 12]. In this large cohort, we observed that only 10% of patients were initiated on an anti-...