The first randomized controlled trial to compare two different lung volume reduction procedures for people with emphysema has found that both lead to similar improvements in lung function, ...

BARCELONA -- Eligible emphysema patients had similar levels of improvement whether treated with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) or bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) with valve placement, ...

Results from a study on bronchoscopic lung volume reduction and lung volume reduction surgery may aid medical professionals in selecting the best treatment for patients with emphysema. A recent study ...

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) significantly improved lung function in a subset of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), ...

Doctors at Temple Health recently completed a study that led to a breakthrough treatment for severe emphysema, the first treatment of its kind approved by the FDA. Emphysema is a type of chronic ...

Though it was linked to a significant survival benefit, there remains a need for better tools to help refer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for bronchoscopic lung volume ...

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with the Zephyr Valve is a one-time procedure performed through a bronchoscope, which requires no cutting or incisions. During the procedure, an average of four ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. A lung volume reduction treatment improved FEV 1 in ...

The National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) was a multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing the efficacy of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) plus medical management with ...

• Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) done under moderate sedation (MS) may have lower rate of complications especially pneumothorax as compared to what is quoted in literature when procedure ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Studies assessing bronchoscopic lung volume reduction ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pulmonx Corporation, a leader in therapeutic pulmonary device technologies, announced today that the 2020 update from the Global Initiative for Chronic ...