Percent Predicted vs. Absolute Six-Minute Walk Distance as Predictors of Lung Transplant-Free Survival in Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases
6MWD% has only a slight, yet detectable advantage over 6MWD-m as a predictor of survival in fibrosing ILDs. Utilizing 6MWD% may aid in risk stratification, treatment monitoring, and LTx timing optimization. However, available reference equations do have predicting limitations. Refined predictive equations and standardizing reporting practices are therefore needed to further enhance the clinical utility of 6MWD% in fibrosing ILDs.
Authors
- Jane Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3539-8145)
- Giovanni Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2873-5896)
- Giovanni Ferrara
- Meena Kalluri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4645-6292)
- Umberto Zanini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0481-3971)
- Fabrizio Luppi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5775-5947)
- Marco Mura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-7083)
- Niccolò Anzani
- Karina Kaur
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- Alberta Health (CA)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lung
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-024-00748-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84
Funders
- Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- Dipartimenti di Eccellenza
- Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca