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A Multidimensional Approach to the Management of Severe Asthma: Inflammometry, Molecular Microbiology and Bronchial Thermoplasty

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2015
The authors illustrate the merits of identifying the components of diseases (eg, bronchitis and airway hyper-responsiveness) that contribute to exacerbations in the management of a patient with severe asthma. Quantitative cell counts in sputum identified
Conor Cox, Melanie Kjarsgaard, Michael G Surette, P Gerard Cox, Parameswaran Nair   +4 more
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Termoplastia brônquica em asma Bronchial thermoplasty in asthma

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2010
Os modernos tratamentos disponíveis para a asma proporcionam um bom controle da doença na maioria dos casos. Um número significativo de pacientes, no entanto, não responde a esses tratamentos, ou seja, não apresenta um alívio sintomático importante.
Adalberto Sperb Rubin, Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso   +1 more
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Bronchial Thermoplasty [PDF]

Chest, 2015
Mario Castro, Gerard Cox, Michael E. Wechsler, Robert M. Niven   +3 more
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Treatment for intractable asthma: bronchial thermoplasty

Global Health & Medicine, 2019
Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) is an epoch-making treatment that reduces bronchial smooth muscle by using a bronchoscope to reach the basket catheter to the bronchus and directing high-frequency current directly into the bronchi. In GINA Guidelines 2019, BT is considered to be additional treatment at Step V (the most severe), and the evidence level is B ...
Haruhito, Sugiyama, Motoyasu, Iikura, Satoru, Ishii, Masayuki, Hojo   +3 more
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Bronchial thermoplasty in asthma: current perspectives

Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 2015
Balaji Laxmanan, D Kyle Hogarth Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA Abstract: Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a novel therapy for patients with severe asthma.
Laxmanan B, Hogarth DK
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The reduction of airway smooth muscle by bronchial thermoplasty stands the test of time. [PDF]

ERJ Open Res, 2023
Gagnon PA, Côté A, Klein M, Biardel S, Laviolette M, Godbout K, Bossé Y, Chakir J.   +7 more
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Knowledge gaps in the field of bronchial thermoplasty. [PDF]

Ann Transl Med, 2022
Wijsman PC, Annema JT, Bonta PI.
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Long-term Follow-up of a Patient with Localized Bronchiectasis Complicated by Bronchial Aspergillosis After Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Case Report and Literature Review

Journal of Clinical Question
Background: Bronchiectasis remains incompletely understood in terms of its causes, progression, and treatment strategies. It frequently arises as a secondary condition, underscoring the need to include it as a differential diagnosis during clinical ...
Fumihiro Kashizaki, Yasutomo Sekido
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Airway Inflammation Before and After Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Asthma. [PDF]

J Asthma Allergy, 2022
Wijsman PC, Goorsenberg AWM, Ravi A, d'Hooghe JNS, Dierdorp BS, Dekker T, van Schaik CCLM, Ten Hacken NHT, Shah PL, Weersink EJM, Bel EH, Annema JT, Lutter R, Bonta PI.   +13 more
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Effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty in patients with asthma exhibiting overweight/obesity and low quality of life. [PDF]

World Allergy Organ J, 2023
Nishi K, Yoshimura C, Morita K, Ishikawa R, Toyokura E, Nagasaki T, Matsumoto H, Nishizaka Y.   +7 more
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