TY - JOUR T1 - Living with COPD: the struggle for breath and for lung volume reduction therapies JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.00005-2018 VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - 00005-2018 AU - Ravi Mahadeva AU - Zaid Zoumot Y1 - 2018/04/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/4/2/00005-2018.abstract N2 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an incurable disease of high prevalence and is the third leading cause of death worldwide [1]. The disease is characterised by progressive breathlessness that in advanced cases, causes intractable breathlessness, a significantly impaired quality of life, progressive disability, and increased and premature mortality.Access to lung volume reduction for advanced emphysema http://ow.ly/Iqru30jbvbE ER -