Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) and pneumothorax (PNX) unrelated to positive pressure ventilation has been recently reported as an unusual complication in cases of severe COVID-19 pneumonia. The ...

1 Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2 Divison of General Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 3 Department ...

Background Emphysema on CT is a risk factor for all-cause mortality in persons with and without airflow obstruction; however, causes of death associated with emphysema remain uncertain, particularly ...

What Are Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis? Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are both chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) -- long-term conditions that get in the way of airflow and make it ...

Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic obstructive ...

Visually assessed pulmonary emphysema independently predicted modestly elevated all-cause mortality risk over 25 years of follow-up in patients with a history of smoking. After controlling for other ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A variety of options/tools are needed when treating patients with severe emphysema and breathlessness. A phase 3 ...

Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic obstructive ...

After emerging from stealth earlier this year, Apreo Health has raised $130 million to breathe new life into the development of lung implants for emphysema. The financing comes through a series B ...

SeleCT™ Screening Automatically Reviews Existing CT Scans to Help Identify Potential Emphysema Patients CENTER VALLEY, Pa., June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus Corp., a global medical technology ...

Emphysematous changes refer to changes that may occur in the lungs as emphysema progresses and are visible on a CT scan. This may include changes in location or the type of damage in the lungs due to ...

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