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Airway smooth muscle as a target of asthma therapy: history and new directions [PDF]

, 2006
Ultimately, asthma is a disease characterized by constriction of airway smooth muscle (ASM). The earliest approach to the treatment of asthma comprised the use of xanthines and anti-cholinergics with the later introduction of anti-histamines and anti ...
AL Fuhlbrigge, A Fleckenstein, FM Faraci, JM Quayle, Y Amrani, Y Amrani, ME Zacour, A Bergner, A Bergner, KH Kuo, LC Nuttle, YS Prakash, E Roux, PH Ratz, C Liu, KG Morgan, DE Frank, NE Silbert, WE Brocklehurst, DJ Triggle, E Middleton Jr, PJ Barnes, JE Fish, EH Gordon, M Hoppe, E Middleton Jr, H Riska, PD Sly, NS Cook, P Faurschou, JC Kidney, RC Small, MI Kotlikoff, LJ Janssen, C Liu, J Solway, PB Helli, S Li, C Montell, M Gosling, HL Ong, JP Bourreau, LJ Janssen, Y Qian, JP Bourreau, CM Yang, X Liu, JA Rosado, RL Patterson, Y Yao, MJ Berridge, S Kobayashi, C Rosales, B Tolloczko, RC Small, PG Smith, CW Emala, H Hakonarson, CA Hirshman, H Togashi, SJ Gunst, JM Madison, DD Tang, JF Perez, JF Perez, LJ Janssen, R ZhuGe, YX Wang, Y Waniishi, LJ Janssen, LJ Janssen, H Oonuma, GP Ahern, LJ Janssen, S Hirota, T Higashijima, K Iizuka, T Nakahara, A Yoshii, T Hashimoto, Y Chiba, Y Chiba, Y Chiba, Y Chiba, Y Chiba, H Sakai, TL Croxton, LJ Janssen, LJ Janssen, HM Rosenfeldt, E Kobrinsky, NM Soldatov, K Kimura, H Kosako, S Yamashiro, T Matsui, Y Fukata, N Oshiro, Y Fukata, T Izawa, Y Fukata, H Goto, H Kosako, H Goto, M Maekawa, K Ohashi, U Landmesser, S Wassmann, WT Gerthoffer, D Mehta, DD Tang, W Mitzner, G Cox, JD Miller, HW Mitchell, A Gump, KH Kuo, CM Waters   +117 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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Bronchiectasis after bronchial thermoplasty [PDF]

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2018
Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is used in the treatment of severe refractory asthma. It has been found to be beneficial to long-term improvements in the rate of asthma exacerbation, quality of life questionnaire answers (AQLQ), hospitalization, and emergency room visits.
Minzhi, Qiu, Zhengdao, Lai, Shushan, Wei, Qian, Jiang, Jiaxing, Xie, Rihuang, Qiu, Zhiqiang, Wang, Changhao, Zhong, Yu, Chen, Qingling, Zhang, Shiyue, Li, Nanshan, Zhong   +11 more
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Termoplastia brônquica: relato do primeiro tratamento endoscópico de asma na América Latina Bronchial thermoplasty: report on the first endoscopic treatment for asthma in Latin America

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2008
A termoplastia brônquica é um novo procedimento broncoscópico que libera energia por radiofreqüência nas vias aéreas, com potencial redução da broncoconstrição causada pela contratura da musculatura lisa. Relatamos o caso de um homem de 48 anos, portador
Adalberto Sperb Rubin, Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso   +1 more
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Bronchial thermoplasty attenuates bronchodilator responsiveness

Respiratory Medicine, 2023
Objective: Bronchial thermoplasty is an effective intervention to improve respiratory symptoms and to reduce the rate of exacerbations in uncontrolled severe asthma. A reduction in airway smooth muscle is arguably the most widely discussed mechanisms accounting for these clinical benefits.
Cyndi Henry, Sabrina Biardel, Magali Boucher, Krystelle Godbout, Jamila Chakir, Andréanne Côté, Michel Laviolette, Ynuk Bossé   +7 more
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Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma: A position statement of the Indian chest society

Lung India, 2020
Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is an interventional bronchoscopic treatment for severe asthma. There is a need to define patient selection criteria to guide clinicians in offering the appropriate treatment options to patients with severe asthma. Methodology:
Karan Madan, Saurabh Mittal, Tejas M Suri, Avinash Jain, Anant Mohan, Vijay Hadda, Pavan Tiwari, Randeep Guleria, Deepak Talwar, Sudhir Chaudhri, Virendra Singh, Rajesh Swarnakar, Sachidanand J Bharti, Rakesh Garg, Nishkarsh Gupta, Vinod Kumar, Ritesh Agarwal, Ashutosh N Aggarwal, Irfan I Ayub, Prashant N Chhajed, Amit Dhamija, Raja Dhar, Sahajal Dhooria, Hari K Gonuguntla, Rajiv Goyal, Parvaiz A Koul, Raj Kumar, Nagarjuna Maturu, Ravindra M Mehta, Ujjwal Parakh, Vallandaramam Pattabhiraman, Narasimhan Raghupathi, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Arjun Srinivasan, Kavitha Venkatnarayan   +34 more
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Bronchial Thermoplasty [PDF]

Güncel Göğüs Hastalıkları Serisi, 2020
Sara Zak, Dan Benscoter, Mario Castro, Theresa W. Guilbert   +3 more
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A theoretical model of the application of RF energy to the airway wall and its experimental validation

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2010
Background Bronchial thermoplasty is a novel technique designed to reduce an airway's ability to contract by reducing the amount of airway smooth muscle through controlled heating of the airway wall.
Brown Robert H, Wizeman Bill, Jarrard Jerry, Mitzner Wayne   +3 more
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Effectiveness of mepolizumab for eosinophilic pneumonia following bronchial thermoplasty

Respirology Case Reports, 2020
A 57‐year‐old woman with poorly controlled diabetes was admitted to our hospital for additional treatment of severe asthma. Although bronchial thermoplasty was performed in the both upper lobes, cough and dyspnoea gradually appeared 2 weeks later.
Ryota Otoshi, Tomohisa Baba, Shigeru Komatsu, Masato Asaoka, Eri Hagiwara, Takashi Ogura   +5 more
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Patient- and parent-initiated oral steroids for asthma exacerbations: Review [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways affecting an estimated 334 million people worldwide. During severe exacerbations, patients may need to attend a medical centre or hospital emergency department for treatment with ...
Bai, Boushey, Cates, Chapman, Fernandes, Ganaie, Grant, Guyatt, Haahtela, Kelly, Meer, Milenković, Moher, Petsky, Rang, Rowe, Streetman, The Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group, Vuillermin, Vuillermin, Vuillermin, Vuillermin, Vuillermin, Vuillermin, Weinstein   +24 more
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