Reduction of airway smooth muscle mass by bronchial thermoplasty in patients with severe asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1452-1454

  Pretolani, Marina ^a,b   Dombret, Marie Christine ^a,b,c   Thabut, Gabriel ^a,b,c   Knap, Dominique ^a,b   Hamidi, Fatima ^a,b   Debray, Marie Pierre ^c   Taille, Camille ^a,b,c   Chanez, Pascal ^d   Aubier, Michel ^a,b,c  

^a Service de Pneumologie A Département hospitalo universitaire FIRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; OMALIZUMAB; PREDNISONE;

ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; RADIOFREQUENCY; BRONCHUS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; PROCEDURES; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; BRONCHI; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919360610     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201407-1374LE     Document Type: Letter

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