There’s Good News for people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and/or emphysema: The Zephyr Endobronchial Valve. Eisenhower Health is the 1st medical center in Southern California to offer this new lung valve treatment to people suffering from COPD and/or emphysema.
The Zephyr Endobronchial Valve is implanted in the patient’s airways. For patients whose lungs are filled but they’re unable to expel the air, the valve expels the air for them. And this can be a game-changer for their quality of life.
Justin Thomas, MD
Benefits patients gained from this treatment include an 18 to 30 percent improvement in lung function, significant improvement in breathing, the ability to walk longer distances, and a change for the better in their quality of life.
“These patients actually kind of get a renewed hope on life when it works well,” comments Justin Thomas, MD, a formally trained and Board Certified Interventional Pulmonologist at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, who specializes in minimally invasive procedures for diagnosis and treatment or palliation of lung cancer, benign and malignant airway disease, and diffuse lung diseases.
In this Health Insights audio podcast post – New Treatment for COPD and Emphysema Sufferers – Dr. Thomas discusses the following:
Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority. Listen to this informative podcast about an innovative technology and treatment that brings hope to those suffering from COPD and/or Emphysema — share it with your friends and family, too. More great AUDIO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library. Do you also enjoy VIDEO? Visit the Eisenhower Video Library as well!
U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire.
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