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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Endobronchial valve (EBV) therapy is increasingly being seen as a therapeutic option for advanced emphysema, but its clinical utility in Asian populations, who may have different phenotypes to other ethnic populations, has not been assessed.Patients and methods
This prospective open-label single-arm clinical trial examined the clinical efficacy and the safety of EBV in 43 consecutive patients (mean age 68.4±7.5, forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1] 24.5%±10.7% predicted, residual volume 208.7%±47.9% predicted) with severe emphysema with complete fissure and no collateral ventilation in a tertiary referral hospital in Korea.Results
Compared to baseline, the patients exhibited significant improvements 6 months after EBV therapy in terms of FEV1 (from 0.68±0.26 L to 0.92±0.40 L; P<0.001), 6-minute walk distance (from 233.5±114.8 m to 299.6±87.5 m; P=0.012), modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (from 3.7±0.6 to 2.4±1.2; P<0.001), and St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (from 65.59±13.07 to 53.76±11.40; P=0.028). Nine patients (20.9%) had a tuberculosis scar, but these scars did not affect target lobe volume reduction or pneumothorax frequency. Thirteen patients had adverse events, ten (23.3%) developed pneumothorax, which included one death due to tension pneumothorax.Conclusion
EBV therapy was as effective and safe in Korean patients as it has been shown to be in Western countries. (Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01869205).
SUBMITTER: Park TS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4524390 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Tai Sun TS Hong Yoonki Y Lee Jae Seung JS Oh Sang Young SY Lee Sang Min SM Kim Namkug N Seo Joon Beom JB Oh Yeon-Mok YM Lee Sang-Do SD Lee Sei Won SW
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 20150729
<h4>Purpose</h4>Endobronchial valve (EBV) therapy is increasingly being seen as a therapeutic option for advanced emphysema, but its clinical utility in Asian populations, who may have different phenotypes to other ethnic populations, has not been assessed.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>This prospective open-label single-arm clinical trial examined the clinical efficacy and the safety of EBV in 43 consecutive patients (mean age 68.4±7.5, forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1] 24.5%±10.7% pred ...[more]