COPD

Traveling by Airplane With COPD: Expert Advice

By

Tori Rodriguez MA, LPC

Healthcare providers should educate all patients with COPD about their flight-related risks and the need to seek medical advice before flying.

Endobronchial Valve Therapy: A Nonsurgical Option for Advanced Emphysema

By

Suzanne Bujara

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valve replacement shows the most promise for improving lung function, exercise tolerance, and quality of life in patients with advanced emphysema.

Adipose Tissue Transfer, Lung Scaffolds: The Future of Stem Cells in COPD

By

Suzanne Bujara

Clinicians are eager for new therapies to address the damage to airways and lung parenchyma because no current therapy can completely reverse COPD damage.

Ginseng Nonsuperior to Placebo in Improving Quality of Life in COPD

By

Brandon May

Ginseng is nonsuperior to placebo for improving health-related quality of life in patients with stable symptomatic COPD.

Combined Bronchodilator Response in COPD Associated With Lower Mortality

By

Bryant Moeller

A combined-bronchodilator response in patients with COPD is associated with less emphysema and lower mortality.

CT Quantitative Analysis Techniques Validated in COPD

By

Bryant Moeller

Two computed tomography quantitative analysis techniques demonstrated significant relationships with specific physiologic measures of small airway disease in COPD.

LABA/LAMA as Equally Effective as LABA/ICS in COPD

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Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

Combination therapy with LABA/LAMA seems to be as equally effective as combination therapy with LABA/ICS in preventing COPD exacerbations.

Emphysema May Increase Risk for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm

By

Bryant Moeller

Older adults with emphysema had a greater risk for either subarachnoid hemorrhage or ruptured aortic aneurysm compared with those without emphysema.