Bronchial thermoplasty reduces airway resistance [PDF]
Respiratory Research, 2020 Background The mechanism for symptomatic improvement after bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is unclear, since spirometry reveals little or no change. In this study, the effects of BT on airway resistance were examined using two independent techniques. Methods
David Langton +4 more
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Bronchial Thermoplasty in Patients with Severe Persistent Asthma: A Literature Review [PDF]
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021 The literature review aimed to see the safety and efficacy of bronchial thermoplasty in patients with severe asthma. We searched the online database, PUBMED, using bronchial thermoplasty and asthma as the key words and including trials from 2007 to 2021.
Ghulam Mustafa Aftab +4 more
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Rapid weaning from mechanical ventilation and bronchial thermoplasty for near-fatal asthma: A case report [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Background: The action mechanism of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is poorly understood. Generally, patients with severe asthma who are in desperate need of treatment have relatively low baseline values.
Peng Fu +6 more
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Bronchial thermoplasty in asthma: an exploratory histopathological evaluation in distinct asthma endotypes/phenotypes [PDF]
Respiratory Research, 2021 Background Bronchial thermoplasty regulates structural abnormalities involved in airway narrowing in asthma. In the present study we aimed to investigate the effect of bronchial thermoplasty on histopathological bronchial structures in distinct asthma ...
Eleni Papakonstantinou +9 more
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Plethysmography-derived gas trapping lacks utility in predicting response to bronchial thermoplasty
ERJ Open Research, 2022 There is a paucity of literature on measurable baseline parameters predicting response and guiding selection for bronchial thermoplasty. This study examines whether baseline gas trapping, as assessed by plethysmography, is associated with a response to ...
Ashwin Rajan +2 more
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S100A alarmins and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) regulation in severe asthma following bronchial thermoplasty [PDF]
Respiratory Research, 2023 Rationale Severe asthma affects a small proportion of asthmatics but represents a significant healthcare challenge. Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is an interventional treatment approach preconized for uncontrolled severe asthma after considering biologics ...
Pierre-Alexandre Gagnon +9 more
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Bronchial thermoplasty-an update
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2018 Bronchial Thermoplasty is a procedure that involves the delivery of radiofrequency energy during bronchoscopy to airways in order to selectively ablate airway smooth muscles.
Faria Nasim, Vivek N Iyer
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Safety of delivering bronchial thermoplasty in two treatment sessions [PDF]
Respiratory Research, 2021 Background Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a novel endoscopic therapy for severe asthma. Traditionally it is performed in three separate treatment sessions, targeting different portions of the lung, and each requires an anaesthetic and hospital admission.
Kavya Koshy +3 more
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The effect of bronchial thermoplasty on airway volume measured 12 months post-procedure [PDF]
ERJ Open Research, 2020 Bronchial thermoplasty induces atrophy of the airway smooth muscle layer, but the mechanism whereby this improves patient health is unclear. In this study, we use computed tomography (CT) to evaluate the effects of bronchial thermoplasty on airway volume
David Langton +5 more
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Research on the effectiveness and safety of bronchial thermoplasty in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
European Journal of Medical Research, 2023 Objectives To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) in treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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