Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease characterised by
worsening respiratory symptoms and physiological impairment. Increasing awareness of the …

There is increasingly growing evidence and awareness that prehabilitation in waitlisted solid
organ transplant candidates may benefit clinical transplant outcomes and improve the …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive disease with high mortality that
commonly occurs in middle-aged and older adults. IPF, characterized by a decline in lung …

Exercise intolerance and impaired quality of life (QoL) are characteristic of lung transplant
candidates and recipients. This review investigated the effects of exercise training on …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been proposed as an effective method for
many respiratory diseases. However, the effects of exercise-based PR on asthma are …

Many lung transplant candidates and recipients are older and frailer compared to previous
eras. Older patients are at increased risk for pre-and posttransplant mortality, but this risk is …

Background: Both lung transplant recipients and candidates are characterised by reduced
training capacity and low average quality of life (QoL). This review investigates the impact of …

Background. Measures of exercise capacity, frailty, and physical function are commonly
used in lung transplant candidates and recipients to evaluate their physical limitations and …

Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β-induced myofibroblast transformation and alterations in
mesenchymal-epithelial interactions contribute to chronic lung diseases such as chronic …

Objective The study objective was to verify whether low preoperative radiographic density of
erector spinae muscles is associated with poor prognosis after lung transplantation …