COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States, - TopicsExpress



          

COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States, only behind heart disease and cancer. Patients with severe emphysema don’t have many options, but for some, Northwestern Medicine offers a new option – a lung volume reduction surgery. LVRS is a procedure that removes approximately 20 to 35 percent of the lungs that are damaged by emphysema, allowing the remaining, relatively good lung to expand and work better.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:44:56 +0000

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