lung and airway disorders
Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Treatment of Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
People who smoke are Smoking Cessation . Bronchodilators, drugs that relax the muscles around the small airways and thus widen the airways, such as Alpha-1 antitrypsin may be given by vein to replace the deficient enzyme. It is collected from a group of donors and screened for bloodborne disorders. Thus, it is expensive and is most beneficial to people who have only moderate symptoms due to emphysema and do not smoke. This treatment is thought to prevent further damage but does not reverse damage already done. If people are younger than 60 and have severe symptoms, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation may be done. A few medical centers sometimes do transplantations in highly selected people as old as 70. A few medical centers also sometimes do 