
Marchetti explains the benefits of assessing RV/TLC rather than absolute RV to determine the efficacy of BLVR in patients with emphysema and hyperinflation.

Nathaniel Marchetti, DO, is a professor of thoracic medicine and surgery at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and medical director of the respiratory intensive care unit at Temple University Hospital.

Marchetti explains the benefits of assessing RV/TLC rather than absolute RV to determine the efficacy of BLVR in patients with emphysema and hyperinflation.