Asthma Control during the Year after Bronchial Thermoplasty

Cox, Gerard; C. Thomson, Neil; Sperb Rubin, Adalberto; Niven, Robert; A. Corris, Paul; Christian Siersted, Hans; Olivenstein, Ronald; Pavord, Ian; G. McCormack, David; Chaudhuri, Rekha; D. Miller, John; Laviolette, Michel

doi:10.1056/nejmoa064707

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Asthma Control during the Year after Bronchial Thermoplasty

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 28, 2007

Authors:

Gerard Cox

Neil C. Thomson

Adalberto Sperb Rubin

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bronchial thermoplasty is a bronchoscopic procedure to reduce the mass of airway smooth muscle and attenuate bronchoconstriction. We examined the effect of bronchial thermoplasty on the control of moderate or severe persistent asthma. METHODS: We randomly assigned 112 subjects who had be...

Subject

Bronchial thermoplasty

Medicine

Bronchoconstriction

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