A Randomized Study of Endobronchial Valves for Advanced Emphysema
- 23 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 363 (13), 1233-1244
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa0900928
Abstract
Endobronchial valves that allow air to escape from a pulmonary lobe but not enter it can induce a reduction in lobar volume that may thereby improve lung function and exercise tolerance in patients with pulmonary hyperinflation related to advanced emphysema.Keywords
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