Search Results 11-20 of 16703 for Emphysema

  1. COPD Clinic - Overview

    A noninvasive procedure to improve breathing with emphysema · Medications, such as bronchodilators · Oxygen therapy · Endoscopic lung volume reduction, which is a ...

  2. New frontiers in the treatment of COPD - Mayo Clinic

    Treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — including emphysema, chronic bronchitis and COPD exacerbation — can be tailored ...

  3. A noninvasive procedure to improve breathing with emphysema - Mayo Clinic

    So patients who have COPD , they could have emphysema, which is damage of the lung tissue. And they get like holes in the lungs because of this damage. And ...

  4. Quit smoking, prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Mayo Clinic News Network

    "Tobacco damages the airways. It damages the substance of the lungs as well and causes emphysema," says Dr. John Costello, a pulmonologist at Mayo Clinic ...

  5. Minimally invasive procedure for emphysema: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute

    One of the most common forms of COPD is emphysema. Symptoms include breathing difficulty, cough, mucus production and wheezing. But as we hear from Dr.

  6. Emphysema - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    Emphysema is a lung problem that makes it hard to catch your breath. It's one of the conditions that make up chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

  7. Lung volume reduction surgery - Mayo Clinic

    Lung volume reduction surgery helps some people with severe emphysema breathe easier. Diseased lung tissue is removed so the remaining tissue works better.

  8. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction therapy approved for severe emphysema - Mayo Clinic

    ... emphysema and a low baseline exercise capacity. While effective, the LVRS procedure helps only a select patient population with severe emphysema and is ...

  9. Evaluation of the Spiration Valve for Emphysema to Improve Lung Function - Mayo Clinic

    This helps to reduce over-inflation and may improve overall lung function and quality of life for people living with emphysema. Participation eligibility.

  10. Mayo Clinic Study: Chronic Lung Disease Linked to Cognitive Impairment, Memory Loss

    Emphysema occurs when the air sacs (alveoli) at the end of the smallest air passages (bronchioles) in the lungs are gradually destroyed. According to recent ...