UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA IMAGE: AIRWAY CHANGES IN A 66-YEAR-OLD MALE MARIJUANA AND TOBACCO SMOKER. CONTRAST-ENHANCED (A) AXIAL AND (B) CORONAL CT IMAGES SHOW CYLINDRICAL BRONCHIECTASIS AND BRONCHIAL WALL THICKENING (ARROWHEADS) IN MULTIPLE LUNG LOBES BILATERALLY IN A BACKGROUND OF PARASEPTAL (ARROWS) AND CENTRILOBULAR EMPHYSEMA. CREDIT: RADIOLOGY / UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA Researchers from the University of...
by Children’s Hospital Boston Children’s Hospital tested PR1P in lung cells and mouse models of emphysema, they found that it protected VEGF from being degraded, prevented cell death, and protected the lung. Credit: Hao Wu, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital Emphysema is a progressive, debilitating lung disease in which the lung’s breathing sacs, or alveoli, enlarge,...
When a weakened artery wall balloons or bulges, it’s called an aneurysm. For people with emphysema, the risk of that aneurysm rupturing is much higher than for those without the lung condition, new research suggests. While family history may play a role, how and why aneurysms develop is not well understood. The study, published Tuesday...
Olympus landed FDA approval for its Spiration Valve System, a product designed to treat people suffering from severe emphysema. It’s used to perform bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) procedures, which channel air away from hyperinflated portions of the lungs to healthier areas. In many patients this results in easier breathing and considerably improved quality of...
