Background: Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) with valves has been shown to
improve lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in patients with emphysema, but …

Background Despite bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) with valves is a
minimally invasive treatment for emphysema, it can associate with some complications. We …

Background: Patients with a forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) below 20% of the
predicted normal values (pred.) and either homogeneous emphysema or low diffusing …

Background Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) can be suggested as an
alternative for surgical lung volume reduction surgery for severe emphysema patients. This …

Background Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) and bronchoscopic lung volume
reduction (BLVR) with endobronchial valves can improve outcomes in appropriately …

Although many patients with severe emphysema have benefited from bronchoscopic lung
volume reduction (BLVR) worldwide, experience of BLVR in Asian emphysema patients is …

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) is a minimally invasive procedure for patients
with symptomatic severe emphysema who may not be candidates for surgical lung volume …

Background Despite optimal therapy many patients with emphysema remain significantly
breathless and limited. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR), using valves placed …

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) is a novel emphysema therapy. We evaluated
long-term outcome in patients with heterogeneous emphysema undergoing BLVR with one …

Background Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) with valves has been suggested to
be the key strategy for patients with severe emphysema and concomitant low diffusing …