"Bronchial Thermoplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Thermal destruction of the excess bronchial SMOOTH MUSCLE tissue with heat delivered through a catheter assembly attached to a BRONCHOSCOPE. It is often used to control BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY in severe ASTHMA for better AIRWAY MANAGEMENT.
| Descriptor ID |
D000074060
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.014.085.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bronchial Thermoplasty" by people in Profiles.
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Bronchial Thermoplasty in Patients With Severe Asthma at 5 Years: The Post-FDA Approval Clinical Trial Evaluating Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Persistent Asthma Study. Chest. 2022 03; 161(3):614-628.
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Bronchial Thermoplasty for Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 01 15; 203(2):153-154.
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Recent Advances in Severe Asthma: From Phenotypes to Personalized Medicine. Chest. 2020 03; 157(3):516-528.
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A successful bronchial thermoplasty procedure in a "very severe" asthma patient with rare complications: a case report. J Asthma. 2019 Sep; 56(9):1004-1007.
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Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Decade of Experience: State of the Art. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 01; 7(1):71-80.