Objectives: Though numerous studies have demonstrated the short-term efficacy of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) in select patients with emphysema, the longer-term follow-up studies are just ...

Patients who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery had significantly heightened odds for mortality and readmission. Risk adjustment is important in future research on ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS ... Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, professor of thoracic surgery, Department of Cardiovascular ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), according to a study ...

Allison Ciaccio had a respiratory illness that wouldn't go away. Repeated follow-ups found Stage I lung cancer.

More than 600 lung transplants have been performed since Northwestern Medicine launched its lung transplant program back in ...

as well as complementary programs in ventricular assist devices and lung volume reduction surgery. Both are nationally renowned. This position is open to board eligible or board certified thoracic ...

Though one could suggest that placebo effects or cognitive dissonance explain the improvements after surgery ... by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes ...

W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, professor of thoracic surgery, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University. “Lung transplantation is not always a durable solution ...