BARCELONA, Spain — For patients with emphysema who are suitable candidates for lung volume reduction surgery, there were no differences at 1 year in either lung function, dyspnea, or exercise capacity ...

At 12 months, the average improvement from baseline on the 10-point BODE index -- the study's primary endpoint -- was a similar -1.10 (SD 1.44) with LVRS and -0.82 (1.61) with BLVR (P=0.54), Sara ...

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), ...

PHILADELPPHIA (WPVI) -- When emphysema develops, the lungs lose their ability for two-way airflow. A strategic surgery helps patients breathe easier, and it is drawing people here from far and wide to ...

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is the first Providence hospital in the San Fernando Valley to offer a minimally ...

LOS ANGELES—January 26, 2025—As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer ...

A nurse from LeClaire was the first lung-surgery patient to undergo a new procedure at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.

SEATTLE (AP) - A landmark study shows that cutting down the size of diseased lungs can modestly improve the exercise capacity and quality of life of victims of severe emphysema, a disease that ...