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Researchers at Penn Study New Airway Bypass Treatment to Help Emphysema Sufferers Breathe Easier.

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Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System

PHILADELPHIA, April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are now studying an investigational treatment that may offer a significant new, minimally-invasive option for those suffering from advanced widespread emphysema. The EASE (Exhale[R] Airway Stents for Emphysema) trial focuses on a procedure called airway bypass that involves creating pathways in the lung for trapped air to escape -- and in turn, may relieve emphysema symptoms including shortness of breath.

Emphysema, most often brought on by smoking, affects an estimated 60 million people worldwide with more than 3 million sufferers in the United States. There is no cure. It's a chronic, progressive, and irreversible lung disease…

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