The life expectancy of emphysema patients is directly related to the severity of their condition and whether they are actively treated. If mild emphysema is well controlled, it is possible to live beyond 90 years.
Emphysema is mostly caused by chronic lung diseases, such as chronic bronchitis, poorly controlled bronchial asthma, and also seen in long-term smoking patients.
Mild emphysema, after quitting smoking, appropriate exercise respiratory function, if not recurrent infections, generally will not affect the normal life expectancy, live beyond ninety is also possible.
If the emphysema is severe, and continue to smoke, frequent infections, then the patient may in a short period of time, respiratory failure, heart failure and other serious complications, and even life-threatening, affecting the patient’s normal life expectancy.
Patients with emphysema should seek timely medical attention, follow the doctor’s instructions for examination and treatment, and have regular follow-ups in order to improve their quality of life and prolong their lifespan.