Literature DB >> 29433721

Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Nonpharmacologic Therapy for Severe Asthma.

Fayez Kheir1, Adnan Majid2.   

Abstract

Bronchial thermoplasty is an innovative treatment for patients with severe asthma and chronic airflow obstruction with an established long-term efficacy and safety profile. This review focuses on the role of bronchial thermoplasty in severe asthma, its mechanism of action, appropriate patient selection, current evidence, and recent developments of this therapy.
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Keywords:  Airway smooth muscles; Asthma; Bronchial thermoplasty; Bronchoscopy

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Year:  2017        PMID: 29433721     DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2017.11.010

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Clin Chest Med        ISSN: 0272-5231            Impact factor:   2.878


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Review 1.  Recent advances in bronchoscopy.

Authors:  Elaine Dumoulin
Journal:  F1000Res       Date:  2018-10-16
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