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Lung volume reduction coil treatment for patients with severe emphysema: a European multicentre trial

Monday, June 2, 2014

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Thorax

Source URL: http://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2014/06/02/thoraxjnl-2014-205221?papetoc

Author(s)

Gaëtan Deslee, Karin Klooster, Martin Hetzel, Franz Stanzel, Romain Kessler, Charles-Hugo Marquette, Christian Witt, Stefan Blaas, Wolfgang Gesierich, Felix J F Herth, Juergen Hetzel, Eva M van Rikxoort, Dirk-Jan Slebos

LVR using endobronchial therapies remains experimental. This multicenter study tested LVR coils in 60 pts for safety and efficacy. There were a total of 18 serious adverse events. At 6 and 12 mos, dyspnea scores decreased 11%, 6 min walk increased 30-50 m, and FEV1 increased 0.11 L. Pts with either heterogeneous or homogeneous emphysema appeared to improve.