Emphysema: Overview
Emphysema is a leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or "COPD." Emphysema, which is often brought on by tobacco use (cigarettes, cigars, pipes), causes the air sacs located within the lungs to enlarge and the walls of the air sacs to eventually fail. Once these air sacs or "alveoli" walls collapse, breathing becomes progressively more difficult.
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