In the first session, Professor Manuel G. Cosio of Montreal, Canada, discussed the structural heterogeneity in a lecture titled "Emphysema in Smokers, Lessons from the Animal Model." Current concepts ...

Emphysema is a chronic lung condition characterised by the destruction of alveolar walls. This pathophysiology involves damage that impairs the lungs' ability to recoil: decreasing airflow and causing ...

Since chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of chronic lung diseases that make it more difficult to breathe, people with COPD often have at least one lung disease, such as emphysema.

Emphysema is a lung condition often caused by smoking, leading to damage of the air sacs, which can make it difficult to breathe. The stages of emphysema are determined by symptoms and breathing tests ...

DelveInsight’s Pulmonary Emphysema Market Insights report includes a comprehensive understanding of current treatment practices, emerging pulmonary emphysema drugs, market share of individual ...

The final session of the symposium, "Impact on Chest Wall and Respiratory Muscles," was presented by Professor Peter T. Macklem, of the Meakins-Christie Labs at McGill University Health Center in ...