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Recovery of lung function following a pulmonary exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis and the G551D-CFTR mutation treated with ivacaftor.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Jan 2018
Flume Patrick A, Wainwright Claire E, Elizabeth Tullis D, Rodriguez Sally, Niknian Minoo, Higgins Mark, Davies Jane C, Wagener Jeffrey S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary exacerbations (PEx) are associated with acute loss of lung function that is often not recovered after treatment. We investigated lung function recovery following PEx for ivacaftor- and placebo-treated subjects. METHODS: Short- and long-term pulmonary function recovery data after PEx were summarized from a placebo-controlled trial in 161 cystic fibrosis patients≥12years old with the...
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