Effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty in patients with asthma exhibiting overweight/obesity and low quality of life

Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is effective in some severe asthma patients; however, the specific asthma phenotypes that produce a good response to BT are not fully understood. Clinical data were retrospectively reviewed in severe asthma patients who underwent BT at a single institution in Japan. At th...

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Published in:	World Allergy Organization Journal
Main Authors:	Kenta Nishi, MD, Chie Yoshimura, MD, Kyohei Morita, MD, Ryoichi Ishikawa, MD, Erika Toyokura, MD, Tadao Nagasaki, Hisako Matsumoto, MD, PhD, Yasuo Nishizaka, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-03-01
Subjects:	Bronchial thermoplasty Severe asthma Obesity Body mass index Phenotype
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455123000169

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