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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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Bronchial Thermoplasty in Asthma

Allergology International, 2006
In this review we discuss the potential of a new procedure, termed Bronchial Thermoplasty to prevent serious consequences resulting from excessive airway narrowing.
Wayne Mitzner
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Beyond bronchial thermoplasty – where to now? [PDF]

EClinicalMedicine
Summary: With the impending ‘retirement’ of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) for the treatment of patients with asthma, there is much to learn from this real-world experiment that will help us develop more effective future therapies with the same primary ...
Peter B. Noble, David Langton, Chuan T. Foo, Bruce R. Thompson, Alvenia Cairncross, Michael J. Hackmann, Francis Thien, Graham M. Donovan   +7 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, Ceri Banks, Peter B. Noble, Virginia Plummer, Francis Thien, Graham M. Donovan   +5 more
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In vivo endoscopic multifunctional optical coherence tomography imaging of lungs periphery before and after bronchial thermoplasty [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2020
We demonstrate the use of a motorized distal scanning endoscope to acquire in vivo data in lungs of severe-asthma patients before and after an asthma treatment procedure called bronchial thermoplasty.
Vaselli Margherita, Feroldi Fabio, Willemse Joy, Graefe Maximilian G.O., van Iperen Dirck, Goorsenberg Annika W.M., Bonta Peter I., Annema Jouke T., de Boer Johannes F.   +8 more
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Effect of Bronchial Thermoplasty on Airway Closure

Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, 2007
Background Bronchial Thermoplasty, a procedure that applies thermal energy to the airway wall has been shown to impair the ability of airway to contract in response to methacholine chloride (Mch).
Robert Brown, William Wizeman, Christopher Danek, Wayne Mitzner   +3 more
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Airway transcriptomic profiling after bronchial thermoplasty [PDF]

ERJ Open Research, 2019
Background Bronchial thermoplasty is a nonpharmacological, device-based treatment option for a specific population of severe asthmatic subjects, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. The purpose of this study is to identify potential altered
Shu-Yi Liao, Angela L. Linderholm, Ken Y. Yoneda, Nicholas J. Kenyon, Richart W. Harper   +4 more
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What is the role of bronchial thermoplasty in the management of severe asthma?

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2018
Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory condition of the airways. Conventional therapy comprises inhaled corticosteroid and bronchodilators as well as trigger avoidance and management of comorbid conditions. A small group remain symptomatic despite these
Aoife O’Reilly, Stephen Lane
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Bronchial thermoplasty: a novel technique in the treatment of severe asthma

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2010
New therapies are needed for patients with severe persistent asthma who cannot achieve control with current therapy of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β 2 -agonists.
Mario Castro MD, MPH, Ali I. Musani MD, Martin L. Mayse MD, Narinder S. Shargill PhD   +3 more
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Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Treatment of Asthma A Literature Review [PDF]

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction and purpose                                                                                        Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder affecting people worldwide.
Katarzyna Torbacka, Zuzanna Wróbel, Katarzyna Rozkosz, Maja Torbacka, Joanna Kaczor, Natalia Wróbel, Aleksandra Sosin, Wojciech Bednarz, Olga Jakubik, Patrycja Podlejska   +9 more
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