Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 709-714

  Wahidi, Momen M ^a   Kraft, Monica ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchoscopy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; FRACTALKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; LEUKOTRIENE B4;

AIRWAY REMODELING; AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS TONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG COLLAPSE; MAST CELL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPUTUM; THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858014511     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201105-0883CI     Document Type: Review

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