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

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Authors

the AIR Trial Study Group · Gartnavel General Hospital

Neil C. Thomson · Gartnavel General Hospital

Adalberto Sperb Rubin · University of Manchester

Robert Niven · Freeman Hospital

Paul A. Corris · Odense University Hospital

Hans Christian Siersted · Odense University Hospital

Ronald Olivenstein ·

Abstract

The absence of clinical complications (based on AE reporting) and the maintenance of stable lung function (no deterioration of FVC and FEV1) over a 5-year period post-BT in this group of patients with moderate to severe asthma support the long-term safety of the procedure out to 5 years.

Topics & Keywords

Asthma and respiratory diseases Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 8-8

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-11-8

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