Emphysema is a lung disease that can develop after long-term tobacco use or exposure to secondhand smoke. It’s part of a group of lung diseases known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, caused 141,733 deaths in the United States in 2023 – the latest data that has been reported. That number reflects not just the effects of smoking, but a ...

Lung valves, also known as endobronchial valves (EBV), are a relatively new treatment for people with severe emphysema. Emphysema is a lung condition that falls under the umbrella of chronic ...

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, ...

Among patients with blood eosinophil counts greater than or equal to 150 cells/µL, the reduction in the annual rate of moderate to severe COPD exacerbations was found to be nominally significant. The ...

Emphysematous changes refer to changes that may occur in the lungs as emphysema progresses and are visible on a CT scan. This may include changes in location or the type of damage in the lungs due to ...