Clinical Evidence
Emphysema Treatment
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 May 22
A Multicenter RCT of Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Heterogeneous Emphysema (TRANSFORM)....
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Sep 8
Endobronchial Valve Therapy in Patients with Homogeneous Emphysema. Results from the IMPACT Study...
AJRCCM Articles in Press. Published on 31-August-2016
Role of Lung Perfusion Scintigraphy in Relation to Chest Computed Tomography and Pulmonary Function in the Evaluation of Candidate...
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999; 159(1):301‐10
Fully automatic quantitative assessment of emphysema in computed tomography: comparison with pulmonary function testing and normal...
Eur Radiol 2009; 19: 2391–2402; doi 10.1007/s00330‐009‐1437‐z
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006; 3:519‐534; doi: 10.1513/pats.200603‐086MS
Incomplete fissures in severe emphysematous patients evaluated with MDCT: Incidence and interobserver agreement among radiologists...
Eur J Radiol 2012; 81(12):4161‐66; doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.06.006
Prediction of lobar collateral ventilation in 25 patients with severe emphysema by fissure analysis with CT....
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2013; 201(4):W571‐5
Diagnostic performance comparison of the Chartis System and high‐resolution computerized tomography fissure analysis for planning...
Respirology 2014; 19(4):524‐30
CT Predictors of Response to Endobronchial Valve Lung Reduction Treatment: Comparison with Chartis....
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2015; 191(7):767‐74; doi: 10.1164/rccm.201407‐1205OC
Respiration 2016; doi: 10.1159/000446288.
Pneumothorax following endobronchial valve therapy and its impact on clinical outcomes in severe emphysema. ...
Respiration 2014; 87(6):485‐91
Eur Respir J 2012; 39:1084‐1089
Eur Respir J 2011; 37:1346‐1351
NEJM 2010; 363:1233‐1244
Eur Respir J 2012; 39:1334‐1342 doi: 10.1183/09031936.00161611
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves for patients with heterogeneous emphysema and intact interlobar fiss...
Thorax. 2015 Mar; 70 (3):288‐90 doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl‐ 2014‐205127
Complete unilateral versus partial bilateral endoscopic lung volume reduction in patients with bilateral lung emphysema....
Chest 2012; 142(4):900‐908
The influence of lung volume reduction with intrabronchial valves on the quality of life of patients with heterogeneous emphysema ...
Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2015; 83(6):418‐23 doi: 10.5603/PiAP.2015.0069
One-Year Follow-Up after Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Patients with Emphysema without Collateral Ventilation Treated in the ST...
2017; 93(2):112-121. Doi: 10.1159/000453529. Epub 2016 Dec 15.
Predictors of clinical outcome in emphysema patients with atelectasis following endoscopic valve therapy: A retrospective study....
Respirology 2016; Doi:10.1111/resp.12819.
Best Practices, Consensus Papers and Editorials
Expert statement: pneumothorax associated with endoscopic valve therapy for emphysema‐‐potential mechanisms, treatment algorithm, ...
Respiration 2014; 87(6):513‐21; doi: 10.1159/000360642
Respiration 2015
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis; 2015 Oct 8; 10:2147‐ 57; doi: 10.2147/COPD.S63473
Respiration 2016; DOI: 10.1159/000444090.
Air Leaks
Chest 2009; 136:355‐60
Ann Thorac Surg 2011; 91:270‐3
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 145:626‐630
Endoscopic One‐Way Valve Implantation in Patients With Prolonged Air Leak and the Use of Digital Air Leak Monitoring. ...
Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Apr; 95 (4):1243‐9
Eur Respir J 2014; 43: 1142‐1148.
Arch Bronconeumol. 2015; 51:10‐15
Endobronchial Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistulas by Using Intrabronchial Valve System: A Case Series. ...
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 27, No 2.
Ann Thorac Surg 2016; 101: 1891‐6.