| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - In most patients, IPF is a slowly but relentlessly progressive disease associated with a median survival of 2 to 3 years after diagnosis.1???3 The most common causes of death are respiratory failure and cor pulmonale generally resulting from advanced fibrotic lung disease.10???16 IPF patients may also suffer acute respiratory deterioration related to complications such as pneumonia, pulmonary embo
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