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Bronchial thermoplasty reduces gas trapping in severe asthma
BACKGROUND: In randomized controlled trials, bronchial thermoplasty (BT) has been proven to reduce symptoms in severe asthma, but the mechanisms by which this is achieved are uncertain as most studies have shown no improvement in spirometry. We postulated that BT might improve lung mechanics by alte...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6154954/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30249234 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0721-6 |