Brochial thermoplasty in asthma

Allergology International

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-234

  Mitzner, Wayne ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway responsiveness; Airway smooth muscle; Asthma therapy; Bronchodilator; FEV1

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ASTHMA; BREATHING; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENERGY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANIMAL; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CATHETER ABLATION; HEAT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; HEAT; HUMANS;

EID: 33748925185     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.55.225     Document Type: Review

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