Bronchial thermoplasty: A new treatment paradigm for severe persistent asthma

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 184-193

  Cayetano, Katherine S ^a   Chan, Andrew L ^a,b   Albertson, Timothy E ^a,b   Yoneda, Ken Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Bronchial thermoplasty; Radiofrequency energy; Refractory asthma; Severe asthma

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTRIENE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871648111     PISSN: 10800549     EISSN: 15590267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-011-8295-6     Document Type: Article

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