Bronchial thermoplasty: Long-term safety and effectiveness in patients with severe persistent asthma.

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Published in J Allergy Clin Immunol on August 30, 2013

Authors

Michael E Wechsler1, Michel Laviolette, Adalberto S Rubin, Jussara Fiterman, Jose R Lapa e Silva, Pallav L Shah, Elie Fiss, Ronald Olivenstein, Neil C Thomson, Robert M Niven, Ian D Pavord, Michael Simoff, Jeff B Hales, Charlene McEvoy, Dirk-Jan Slebos, Mark Holmes, Martin J Phillips, Serpil C Erzurum, Nicola A Hanania, Kaharu Sumino, Monica Kraft, Gerard Cox, Daniel H Sterman, Kyle Hogarth, Joel N Kline, Adel H Mansur, Brian E Louie, William M Leeds, Richard G Barbers, John H M Austin, Narinder S Shargill, John Quiring, Brian Armstrong, Mario Castro, Asthma Intervention Research 2 Trial Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colo. Electronic address: mikewechsler@gmail.com.

Associated clinical trials:

AIR2 Extension Study to Demonstrate Longer-term (> 1 Year) Durability of Effectiveness (PAS1) | NCT01350414

Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma With Dynamic Hyperinflation (HEAT-SA) | NCT02618551

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