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Bronchial Thermoplasty can Reduce Severe Asthma Attacks
The Herald-News Asthma patients have more muscle in their airway, causing it to be thick, decreasing the size of the opening, causing asthma symptoms when it constricts, said Doeing. Warming the muscle reduces it, giving it less ability to constrict and contract. “The … |
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Boston Scientific Bronchial Thermoplasty Treatment Recognized By American …
PR Newswire (press release) "Allergists see a wide range of adult asthma patients – some of whom suffer from asthma that can not be controlled with available therapeutic regimens," said allergist James Sublett, MD, ACAAI president. "The scientific literature supports bronchial … |
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Bronchial thermoplasty can improve symptoms of asthma
Great Falls Tribune Dr. Richard Blevins, a pulmonologist at Benefis Health System, has a powerful new tool to help treat his patients with severe asthma. Bronchial thermoplasty, a treatment that's been in use for about five years, was new to Benefis at the beginning of … |
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Condition: Asthma
Intervention: Device: Bronchial thermoplasty with the Alair System
Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Not yet recruiting – verified June 2015
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Insurers reluctant to cover pricey bronchial thermoplasty asthma treatment
FierceHealthPayer BCBS changed its policy based on bronchial thermoplasty studies and noted that only a small subset of individuals with severe asthma meet the criteria, which includes demonstrating that previous asthma drug treatments didn't work, HCSC spokeswoman … |
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Bronchial thermoplasty gains momentum for severe asthma
Family Practice News Digital Network HOUSTON – Bronchial thermoplasty has emerged as an important treatment option for patients with severe asthma at specialized centers, Dr. Mario Castro observed at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. |
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Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma: an interview with Dr. Rob Niven
News-Medical.net Internationally, severe asthma is defined as anybody who is on maximum therapy, which has no measurable side effects, but still have symptoms of persistent asthma. In the UK, that effectively means people who require oral steroids for their asthma two … |
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Condition: Asthma
Intervention: Device: Alair System (Bronchial Thermoplasty)
Sponsors: Boston Scientific Corporation; Steering Committee member: Robert Niven, MD; Steering Committee member: Alfons Torrego, MD; Steering Committee member: Felix Herth, MD; Steering Committee member: Narinder Shargill, PhD
Recruiting – verified January 2014
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Condition: Asthma
Intervention: Procedure: bronchial thermoplasty system
Sponsor: Asan Medical Center
Not yet recruiting – verified January 2014
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Overlake Medical Center offers bronchial thermoplasty for patients with severe …
News-Medical.net Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue is now the only hospital in King County offering bronchial thermoplasty to patients suffering from severe asthma, giving them a non-medicated, proven way to control their asthma symptoms and resulting in 32 percent … |
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