Sex differences in outcome after endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) in patients with emphysema: a retrospective analysis of the German Lung Emphysema Registry (LER e.V.)
Sex may not influence physiological outcomes but may impact symptom severity and quality of life, raising the question of whether sex should be considered when determining minimal clinically important differences in COPD.
Authors
- Angélique Holland
- Stephan Eisenmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0387-0760)
- Joanna Krist
- E Atug
- Christian Grah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3217-7495)
- Wolfgang Gesierich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6707-6358)
- Stephan Eggeling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-258X)
- Franziska Christina Trudzinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0980-7586)
- S Kurz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7965-8440)
- Joachim H. Ficker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7175-5852)
- Franz Stanzel
- Ralf Eberhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3687-6939)
- Bernd Schmidt
- Ralf‐Harto Hübner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5969-2089)
- Björn Wiesemann
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring (DE)
- Nuremberg Hospital (DE)
- Vivantes Klinikum (DE)
- Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting (DE)
- German Center for Lung Research (DE)
- DRK Kliniken Berlin (DE)
- Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe (DE)
- Imerys (Germany) (DE)
- Lungenklinik Hemer (DE)
- Asklepios Klinikum Harburg (DE)
- Evangelische Lungenklinik Berlin (DE)
- Asklepios Klinik Barmbek (DE)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Thorax
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2025-223559
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00