Hypoalbuminemia is a reliable predictor of mortality in patients with various illnesses as well as a predictor of disability and mortality in healthy older adults. The association between hypoalbuminemia and mortality in patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia remains unknown. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between serum albumin concentration and mortality in a large cohort of patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia listed for lung transplantation.
Interstitial Lung Disease Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 37-131 Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. dzisman@mednet.ucla.edu
