经支气管镜单向活瓣肺减容术（BLVR-EBV）通过在支气管镜下将单向活瓣置入于慢阻肺患者的肺气肿区域，使靶肺叶萎陷，改善患者呼吸功能，提高患者的生活质量及活动耐力。严格的选择标准与充分的术前评估是保障BLVR-EBV成功的关键，由于BLVR-EBV优异的术后表现 ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema are debilitating conditions that can make even simple tasks like walking or climbing stairs feel insurmountable. For many in the Texas ...

Connecticut COPD patients now have access to a new life-changing treatment in Hartford. The first patient at Saint Francis Hospital to get the procedure since it newly became available says it has ...

Bilateral heterogenous emphysema was the most comment presentation in patients referred for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR), based on data from more than 200 individuals presented at the ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus announced today an expansion of coverage for a treatment that has been demonstrated to improve quality of life for eligible patients suffering ...

BARCELONA, Spain — For patients with emphysema who are suitable candidates for lung volume reduction surgery, there were no differences at 1 year in either lung function, dyspnea, or exercise capacity ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus announced today that the Spiration ® Valve System has been used in more than 500 cases and officially ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- During COPD Awareness Month, Olympus Corp. of the Americas is celebrating strides in emphysema treatment and working with groups like Right2Breathe to ...