Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves for patients with heterogeneous emphysema and intact interlobar fissures (the believer-hifi trial): Study design and rationale

Thorax

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 288-290

  Davey, C ^a   Zoumot, Z ^a   Jordan, S ^a   Carr, D H ^a   Polkey, M I ^a   Shah, P L ^a   Hopkinson, N S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VOLUME; MEDICAL DEVICE; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84923186366     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205127     Document Type: Review

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