Two-year follow-up after endobronchial coil treatment in emphysema: results from the REVOLENS study

Severe emphysema is a difficult to treat condition with limited efficacy of currently available treatments. Endobronchial coil treatment (ECT) is a minimally invasive endobronchial treatment which consists of placing shape-memory nitinol coils in emphysematous lobes to enhance lung recoil and reduce lung hyperinflation at rest and during exercise [1, 2]. Randomised studies demonstrated an improvement in exercise capacity, lung function and quality of life, and showed an acceptable safety profile at 1 year [3–6]. However, to our best knowledge, longer term safety and effectiveness results beyond 1 year have not been reported thus far.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 21, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Deslee, G., Leroy, S., Perotin, J. M., Mal, H., Dutau, H., Bourdin, A., Vergnon, J. M., Pison, C., Kessler, R., Jounieaux, V., Salaün, M., Marceau, A., Dury, S., Benzaquen, J., Bonnaire, M., Dukic, S., Barbe, C., Marquette, C. H., , on behalf of t Tags: COPD and smoking Original Articles: Research letters Source Type: research