Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endobronchial valve placement totals increased from 535 in 2019 to 1,630 in 2021. Only in 2020, compared with ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), according to a study ...

Endobronchial valves placement is a minimally invasive procedure that assists people with acute emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to inhale more effortlessly. The rapidly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery had significantly heightened odds ...

The first randomised 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, ...

Severe emphysema is common, is associated with severe symptoms and disability, entails much utilization of healthcare, and lacks disease-modifying treatments. Since the 1960s, various palliative ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of COPD Awareness Month, Pulmonx Corporation is announcing that over 20,000 patients have been treated worldwide with their Zephyr® ...

WASHINGTON — Patients with emphysema treated with one-way endobronchial values showed consistent improvement in lung function after 5 years compared with controls, based on data from 174 individuals.

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...

Leakage of air from the lungs into the pleural space can lead to collapse of the lung and difficulty in breathing. Persistent air leaks from the lungs can occur after thoracic operations or trauma, or ...