Safety and feasibility of bronchial thermoplasty in asthma patients with very severe fixed airflow obstruction: A case series

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-218

  Doeing, Diana C ^a   Mahajan, Amit K ^a   White, Steven R ^a   Naureckas, Edward T ^a   Krishnan, Jerry A ^b   Hogarth, Douglas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Persistent airflow obstruction; Poorly controlled asthma; Radiofrequency ablation; Refractory asthma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84873616213     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2012.751997     Document Type: Article

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