Disclosures: Dr. Labaki, ACP Contributing Author, reports nonfinancial support from
Pulmonx and personal fees from Konica Minolta outside the submitted work. Dr. Rosenberg …

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Tens of thousands of patients with advanced lung diseases may be eligible to be considered
as potential candidates for lung transplant around the world each year. The timing of referral …

Importance Race and ethnicity are routinely used to inform pulmonary function test (PFT)
interpretation. However, there is no biological justification for such use, and it may reinforce …

Importance There are 30 million adults (12%) in the United States who have chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease accounts for …

As the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2014, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) presents a significant challenge to the health care provider. 1 …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory disorder with
significant morbidity and mortality. Despite its prevalence, COPD is underdiagnosed, and …

Rationale: Less invasive, nonsurgical approaches are needed to treat severe emphysema.
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the Spiration Valve System (SVS) …

Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) therapies are gaining prominence as a treatment
option with guideline recommendations by COPD GOLD and NICE and the recent FDA …

Background Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) and bronchoscopic lung volume
reduction (BLVR) with endobronchial valves can improve outcomes in appropriately …