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Athol U Wells

Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College,
Verified email at rbht.nhs.uk
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An official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT statement: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis and management

…, DA Lynch, JH Ryu, JJ Swigris, AU Wells… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
This document is an international evidence-based guideline on the diagnosis and management
of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and is a collaborative effort of the American Thoracic …

An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update of the international multidisciplinary classification of the idiopathic interstitial …

…, CJ Ryerson, JH Ryu, M Selman, AU Wells… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Background: In 2002 the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS)
classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) defined seven specific entities, …

Diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. An official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT clinical practice guideline

…, SK Danoff, F Morell, KR Flaherty, A Wells… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Background: This document provides clinical recommendations for the diagnosis of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It represents a collaborative effort between the American …

The role of chest imaging in patient management during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational consensus statement from the Fleischner Society

…, CM Schaefer-Prokop, N Tomiyama, AU Wells… - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
With more than 900 000 confirmed cases worldwide and nearly 50 000 deaths during the
first 3 months of 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has emerged as …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary fibrosis and COVID-19: the potential role for antifibrotic therapy

PM George, AU Wells, RG Jenkins - The Lancet Respiratory …, 2020 - thelancet.com
In December, 2019, reports emerged from Wuhan, China, of a severe acute respiratory disease
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). By the end …

[HTML][HTML] Nintedanib in progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases

KR Flaherty, AU Wells, V Cottin… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Preclinical data have suggested that nintedanib, an intracellular inhibitor of
tyrosine kinases, inhibits processes involved in the progression of lung fibrosis. Although the …

An official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT clinical practice guideline: treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. An update of the 2011 clinical practice guideline

…, D Rind, M Selman, A Theodore, AU Wells… - American journal of …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Background: This document updates the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory
Society/Japanese Respiratory Society/Latin American Thoracic Association guideline on …

Acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

…, M Selman, GB Toews, AU Wells… - American journal of …, 2007 - atsjournals.org
The natural history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been characterized as a steady,
predictable decline in lung function over time. Recent evidence suggests that some …

Interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis: a simple staging system

…, CM Black, RM du Bois, AU Wells - American journal of …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
… Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Athol U. Wells, MD,
Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital and NHLI, Imperial College, Emmanuel …

Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. An international working group report

…, DJ Lederer, JS Lee, TM Maher, AU Wells… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been defined as an acute, clinically
significant, respiratory deterioration of unidentifiable cause. The objective of this …