For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity ...

Medicare beneficiaries with emphysema who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery faced elevated ...

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 ...

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University. “Lung transplantation is not always a durable solution because of the shortage of donors compared to the demand for organs, ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) involves the surgical reduction of lung volume by multiple wedge excisions. LVRS was initially described by Brantigan in 1959; it consisted of a unilateral ...

We have ongoing heart, lung, and heart/lung transplantation programs, as well as complementary programs in ventricular assist devices and lung volume reduction surgery. Both are nationally renowned.