Tag: Emphysema
Mortality Lower With Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Emphysema
Increased mortality, readmission, reintervention seen with endobronchial valve placement versus surgical lung volume reduction
Airway Inflammation, Emphysema More Common in Marijuana Smokers
In age-matched analysis, marijuana smokers had higher rates of bronchial thickening, bronchiectasis, mucoid impaction than tobacco-only smokers
Lung Volume Reduction Procedures Compared in Emphysema
Similar improvement in lung function, dyspnea, exercise capacity with lung volume reduction surgery, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction
Emphysema Identified in Adults With Normal Spirometry
Emphysema present in 4.0 percent of those with race-specific FEV1 between 100 and 120 percent of predicted
Emphysema Prevalence Higher in Black Adults
Spirometry measures predicted based on race-specific equations may result in underrecognition of lung disease in Black adults, authors say
Emphysema on CT Linked to Increased Risk for Lung Cancer
Pooled odds ratios for lung cancer increased with emphysema severity, and were higher for visual versus quantitative assessments on chest CT
Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin ‘Off-Label’
Air Pollutants Tied to Significant Worsening of Emphysema
New Bronchoscopic Option Used for Severe Emphysema
