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Emphysema

Current topics:

• - Do you tell people you are diagnosed with emphysema? or do you just say COPD?
  Just a random question for all of my emphysema friends, do you tell others that you are diagnosed with emphysema or do you settle for telling them COPD? I find myself more commonly telling people COP

Current topics:

• - Has anyone heard of lung volume reduction coil surgery?
  Hello everyone, I was reading around today about lung volume reduction surgery and came across a newer treatment it seems called lung volume reduction coil surgery. In this surgery, it seems in this
• - New Minimally Invasive Surgery For Emphysema: Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr EBV)
  In mid 2018 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new device, the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr Valve), which is intended to treat breathing difficulty associated with severe emphysema

Current topics:

• - Emphysema causing my heart to overwork
  Hi everyone, my blood pressure is also high and the doctor said that this is a likely stemming back to my emphysema because it is causing my heart to work harder, increasing the high blood pressure.