Bronchial thermoplasty

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways

characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness and airflow

obstruction. Chronic airway inflammation can lead to an

increase in thickness of airway smooth muscle which causes

airflow constriction and breathing difficulty. Clinical trials have

demonstrated significant improvements on asthma patients who

received bronchial thermoplasty (BT).

Keywords

• Smooth muscle,Uncontrolled asthma,Radiofrequency,Airway

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