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COPD and Emphysema: Confused by pulmonary function test and more
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Last Active: Apr 12 2:41am | Replies (211)Comment receiving replies
@waterboy- Good morning- This has been on the market for about 8 months. I'm not sure how beneficial this has been or how many people it's been used on. It is for sever emphysema. There are a lot of contraindications but I couldn't find how well it is doing. Any idea what the cost has been?
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I know someone that is getting the valves on Wednesday. I have an appointment with Dr Criner at Temple University Lung this Thursday. I will pass on what I learn.
It is for severe to very severe emphysema. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.201803-0590OC
This article mentions heterogeneous emphysema but they are also using them on patients with homogenous emphysema.