Based on results from a 2009 pilot study that showed sleep apnea is more common in people who have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) than in the general population, Vanderbilt’s IPF research group is embarking on a larger study to determine its prevalence in people with other interstitial lung diseases (ILD).
April 13, 2012
Study examines sleep apnea’s role in lung diseases
Vanderbilt’s idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis research group is embarking on a study to determine the prevalence of sleep apnea in people with other interstitial lung diseases.