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Lower pulmonary microvascular blood volume (PMBV) is associated with greater percent emphysema in those with a diffuse emphysema subtype.

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Radon poisoning occurs when you become exposed to dangerously high levels of ...

The following is a summary of “Association of Ground-Glass Opacities with Systemic Inflammation and Progression of Emphysema, ...

These are some of the common challenges for people with advanced COPD/emphysema, where breathlessness can become so debilitating that it impacts nearly every aspect of daily life. Emphysema ...

In contrast to another recent study suggesting that smoking cannabis is more likely to cause emphysema than smoking tobacco, researchers in this study found that smoking cannabis alone was not ...

Long-term changes in cardiac structure/function in patients with COPD varied by lung structure, with greater baseline WA linked to greater RV mass.

Unless a pneumothorax occurs, or the bulla becomes very large, there are usually no symptoms. Patients with blebs will typically have emphysema. Before the surgery, patients are intubated. Patients ...