Long-term (5 year) safety of bronchial thermoplasty: Asthma Intervention Research (AIR) trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a bronchoscopic procedure that improves asthma control by reducing excess airway smooth muscle. Treated patients have been followed out to 5 years to evaluate long-term safety of this procedure.</p&g...

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Main Authors: Pavord Ian D, Olivenstein Ronald, Siersted Hans, Corris Paul A, Niven Robert M, Rubin Adalberto S, Thomson Neil C, McCormack David, Laviolette Michel, Shargill Narinder S, Cox Gerard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/11/8