Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR)
This leading-edge, minimally invasive treatment can help reduce symptoms of severe emphysema and let you breathe easier — without surgery.
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) is a minimally invasive method to improve breathing, lung function and quality of life in people with end-stage emphysema, an advanced type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Our Mountain View hospital (El Camino Hospital) was the first hospital in California to perform this procedure and offers leading expertise in the Bay Area for this advanced approach.The Taft Center for Clinical Research at 天博体育 was among the centers to participate in the