Severe pulmonary hypertension due to combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: another cause of death among smokers

• Main Authors: André Carramenha de Góes Hirano (Author), Eduardo Pelegrineti Targueta (Author), Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Author), João Augusto dos Santos Martines (Author), Dafne Andrade (Author), Silvana Maria Lovisolo (Author), Aloisio Felipe-Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In 2005, the combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) was first defined as a distinct entity, which comprised centrilobular or paraseptal emphysema in the upper pulmonary lobes, and fibrosis in the lower lobes accompanied by reduced diffused capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO)....