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Now you can support the American Lung Association and its efforts with the purchase of beautiful, sustainably grown flowers all year round. With every flower or gift purchase, Organic Bouquet will donate 10% of the retail price. With your ... [... more]
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Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Fact Sheet
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) is a procedure to help people with severe emphysema. LVRS is not a cure for emphysema but can improve one's quality of life and can be an alternative to lung transplantation. The goal of the surgery is to ... [... more]
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Images of Lungs
Below is a thumbnail of a healthy lung and two thumbnails of diseased lungs. To print the full-size images, just click on the image or the link next to it and use the print function of your browser. Healthy Lung(98 kb) Human Respiratory ... [... more]
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WHAT IS ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY
Alpha-1 related emphysema is caused by an inherited lack of a protective protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) that is produced by the liver. In normal and healthy individuals, AAT protects the lungs from natural enzymes such as neutrophil ... [... more]
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Diseases - E
Emphysema is a condition in which the walls between the alveoli or air sacs within the lung lose their ability to stretch and recoil. The air sacs become weakened and break. Elasticity of the lung tissue is lost, causing air to be trapped in the ... [... more]
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Enfisema - American Lung Association site
El enfisema es un trastorno en el que las estructuras de los pulmones conocidas como alvéolos o sacos aéreos se inflan de manera excesiva. Esta inflación excesiva resulta en la destrucción de las paredes alveolares, lo que [... more]
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