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 ...

ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA ─ A small, easily implantable device called the Lung Volume Reduction Coil (LVRC) may play a key role in the treatment of two types of emphysema, according to a study conducted ...

Emphysema is essentially a progressive and destructive lung disease where there is formation of holes or bullae within the lungs. Earliest detection of this disease was possible with the use of Gough ...

Surfactant protein D (SFTPD) induces emphysema in knockout mice, but the association of SFTPD with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema in humans is unclear. Therefore, we aimed ...

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian in New York have discovered that injecting mice with pulmonary endothelial cells—the cells that line the walls of blood vessels in the ...

Lung specimens were obtained from patients undergoing lobectomy or pneumonectomy for a localized malignant pulmonary process, at the University Lung Center Nijmegen, or Rijnstate Hospital Arnhem, the ...

With emphysema, you can have symptoms like shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. Your symptoms can ...