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Bronchial thermoplasty reduces airway resistance

BACKGROUND: The mechanism for symptomatic improvement after bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is unclear, since spirometry reveals little or no change. In this study, the effects of BT on airway resistance were examined using two independent techniques. METHODS: Eighteen consecutive patients, with severe...

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Autores principales: Langton, David, Bennetts, Kim, Noble, Peter, Plummer, Virginia, Thien, Francis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7106594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32228586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-1330-5