Comparison of therapeutic effects of inhaled corticosteroids on three subtypes of cough variant asthma as classified by the impulse oscillometry system

Abstract Background Cough variant asthma (CVA) is one of the most common causes of chronic persistent cough, and early treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) is recommended to attenuate the inflammation and remodeling. The impulse oscillometry system (IOS) is a novel device for respiratory fu...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Sugawara, Atsushi Saito, Saori Yokoyama, Kazunori Tsunematsu, Hiroki Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1005-2