Sildenafil preserves exercise capacity in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and right-sided ventricular dysfunction.

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Published in Chest on June 01, 2013

Authors

MeiLan K Han1, David S Bach, Peter G Hagan, Eric Yow, Kevin R Flaherty, Galen B Toews, Kevin J Anstrom, Fernando J Martinez, IPFnet Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. mrking@umich.edu

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