ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2026
Lung ultrasound plus transthoracic echocardiography for severity stratification in pulmonary fibrosis: a cross-sectional diagnostic study.
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backgroundLung ultrasonography (LUS) is well-established for assessing pneumonia but underutilized in pulmonary fibrosis (PF). This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of LUS combined with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for assessment and stratification of PF.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, consecutive patients with interstitial lung disease were enrolled and underwent LUS, TTE, chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and pulmonary function tests. The correlations between LUS, TTE findings, and disease severity were explored, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy for PF stratification.
resultsA total of 107 patients (aged 60.64 ± 11.03 years; 49 males) were included. LUS score and pleural line thickness correlated significantly with PF severity (r
conclusionsThis study demonstrated that the findings of LUS were correlated with disease severity and pulmonary function of patients with PF. LUS score showed a good capacity for diagnosing severe PF, and this capacity was enhanced by combining with TTE.
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