Endobronchial valves for patients with heterogeneous emphysema and without interlobar collateral ventilation – open label treatment following the BeLieVeR-HIFi study
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Author(s)
Hopkinson, NS
Polkey
Shah, P
Hind
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Outcomes in early trials of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using endobronchial valves for the treatment of patients with advanced emphysema were inconsistent. However improvements in patient selection with focus on excluding those with interlobar collateral ventilation and homogeneous emphysema resulted in significant benefits in the BeLieVeR-HIFi study compared to sham treated controls. In this manuscript we present data from the control patients in the BeLieVeR-HIFi study who went on to have open label endobronchial valve treatment after completion of the clinical trial (n=12), combined with data from those in the treatment arm who did not have collateral ventilation (n=19). Three months after treatment the forced expiratory volume in the 1st second increased by 27.3(36.4)%, residual volume reduced by 0.49(0.76)L, the 6 minute walk distance increased by 32.6(68.7) m, and the St George Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD score improved by 8.2(20.2) points. These data extend the evidence for endobronchial valve placement in appropriately selected patients with COPD.
Date Issued
2016-12-20
Date Acceptance
2016-09-19
Citation
Thorax, 2016, 72, pp.277-279
ISSN
1468-3296
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Start Page
277
End Page
279
Journal / Book Title
Thorax
Volume
72
Copyright Statement
This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt and build upon this work, for commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Sponsor
National Institute for Health Research
Grant Number
UD99999959
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Respiratory System
LUNG-VOLUME-REDUCTION
THERAPY
SURVIVAL
TRIAL
COPD
Bronchoscopy
Emphysema
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Aged
Double-Blind Method
Female
Forced Expiratory Volume
Humans
Lung Volume Measurements
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Selection
Prostheses and Implants
Prosthesis Implantation
Pulmonary Emphysema
Treatment Outcome
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published