Asthma control during the year after bronchial thermoplasty

Volume: 356, Issue: 13, Pages: 1327 - 1337
Published: Mar 29, 2007
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bronchial thermoplasty is a bronchoscopic procedure to reduce the mass of airway smooth muscle and attenuate bronchoconstriction. We examined the effect of bronchial thermoplasty on the control of moderate or severe persistent asthma. METHODS: We randomly assigned 112 subjects who had been treated with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonists (LABA) and in whom asthma control was impaired when the LABA were...
Paper Details
Title
Asthma control during the year after bronchial thermoplasty
Published Date
Mar 29, 2007
Volume
356
Issue
13
Pages
1327 - 1337
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