Improvement of exertional dyspnea and breathing pattern of inspiration to expiration after bronchial thermoplasty

Improvement of exertional dyspnea and breathing pattern of inspiration to expiration after bronchial thermoplasty

Abstract Background Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a bronchoscopic treatment that can ameliorate the symptoms of severe asthma. However, little is known about the mechanism by which BT improves exertional dyspnea without significantly changing the resting pulmonary function in asthmatics. To underst...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Miki, Mari Miki, Kenji Yoshimura, Kazuyuki Tsujino, Hiroyuki Kagawa, Yohei Oshitani, Yuko Ohara, Yuki Hosono, Ryuya Edahiro, Hiroyuki Kurebe, Seigo Kitada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Subjects:
Asthma
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Dynamic hyperinflation
Ventilation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-018-0276-3

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