title: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an Australian perspective.
abstract: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive interstitial lung disease of unknown aetiology with a dismal median survival of 3 years. Patients typically develop progressive dyspnoea and increasing exercise limitation. With a rising incidence and prevalence, an unpredictable disease course and limited treatment options, it is rapidly becoming an important public health concern. To date, lung transplantation has been the sole viable hope for treatment for those who qualify. However, the landscape of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis management is changing, with the recent emergence of novel pharmacotherapy shown to have a favourable influence on the natural history of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Allergy Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Clinical School of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Allergy Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.affiliation: Allergy Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Glaspole
authors.affiliation: Allergy Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Clinical School of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Westall
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D019468:Disease Management; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015994:Incidence; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: IPF MDM; IPF exacerbation; IPF review; IPF transplant; IPF treatment; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis