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2. Emphysema - Wikipedia

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   Most commonly emphysema refers to the permanent enlargement of air spaces in the lungs, [5] [6] and is also known as pulmonary emphysema. Emphysema is a lower respiratory tract disease, [7] characterised by enlarged air-filled spaces in the lungs, that can vary in size and may be very large.

3. Bullectomy - Wikipedia

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   Common causes of dilated air-spaces include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. Patients with giant bullae filling half the thoracic volume and compressing relatively normal adjacent parenchyma are recommended for bullectomy. [2] [3] It is also indicated in severe dyspnea, repeated respiratory infections and spontaneous ...

4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production and/or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

5. U.S. life expectancy rose significantly last year, hitting ...

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   From 2019 to 2021, U.S. life expectancy dropped from 78.8 years to 7 6.4. Covid deaths fell significantly last year: Whereas Covid was the fourth leading cause of death in 2022, it was the 10th in ...

6. Interstitial lung disease - Wikipedia

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   Lung transplantation is an option if the ILD progresses despite therapy in appropriately selected patients with no other contraindications. [23] [24] Life expectancy after lung transplant is 5.2 years in those with idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) and 6.7 years in those with other types of ILD. [8]

7. Life expectancy isn't rising as much, the health consequences ...

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   Life expectancy may be plateauing. ... prevent up to 900,000 infants from having low birth weight and result in 1,500 fewer premature deaths a year from heart disease.