Bronchial thermoplasty: a novel technique in the treatment of severe asthma

New therapies are needed for patients with severe persistent asthma who cannot achieve control with current therapy of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β 2 -agonists. Bronchial thermoplasty is a novel intervention for asthma that delivers controlled thermal energy to the airway wall during a...

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Main Authors: Mario Castro MD, MPH, Ali I. Musani MD, Martin L. Mayse MD, Narinder S. Shargill PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-04-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465810367505