Lung Volume Reduction: Apex Treatments and the Ecology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Care

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Nicholas S Hopkinson. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019.

. 2019 Dec 1;200(11):1329-1331.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1528ED.

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Improving Lung Function in Severe Heterogenous Emphysema with the Spiration Valve System (EMPROVE). A Multicenter, Open-Label Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Criner GJ, Delage A, Voelker K, Hogarth DK, Majid A, Zgoda M, Lazarus DR, Casal R, Benzaquen SB, Holladay RC, Wellikoff A, Calero K, Rumbak MJ, Branca PR, Abu-Hijleh M, Mallea JM, Kalhan R, Sachdeva A, Kinsey CM, Lamb CR, Reed MF, Abouzgheib WB, Kaplan PV, Marrujo GX, Johnstone DW, Gasparri MG, Meade AA, Hergott CA, Reddy C, Mularski RA, Case AH, Makani SS, Shepherd RW, Chen B, Holt GE, Martel S. Criner GJ, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Dec 1;200(11):1354-1362. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201902-0383OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019. PMID: 31365298 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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