Emphysema WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Emphysema and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. eMedicine: Emphysema Guide Favorite!emedicine.com - Emphysema
  2. MedlinePlus: Emphysema nlm.nih.gov - Emphysema
  3. Mayo Clinic: Emphysema mayoclinic.com - Emphysema
  4. CNN Health: Emphysema cnn.com - Emphysema
  5. New York Times Health: Emphysema health.nytimes.com - Emphysema
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Research Notes on Emphysema

Emphysema is chronic pulmonary disease that damages the air sacs in the lungs and makes it hard to catch your breath. It also causes a chronic cough and shortness of breath during exercise.

Fast Facts:

  • The main cause of emphysema is cigarette smoking.
  • The air sacs of the lung produce defensive cells called "macrophages".
  • When exposed to cigarette smoke, these macrophages consume the inhaled particles.
  • Unfortunately, they are also stimulated to release materials that can destroy proteins that let the lungs expand and contract, called elastin and collegen. *Smoking also damages the cilia, which are tiny hair like projections in the bronchi, that assist with removing bacteria and foreign bodies from the lungs.
  • The best way to prevent emphysema; is to of course never smoke cigarettes.
  • If you are smoking presently; there are many smoking cessation programs available.

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