BMJ Open Resp Res 2015;2:e000083 doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000083 Simon L Bacon1,2,3, Catherine Lemiere2,4, Gregory Moullec1,2,5, Gregory Ninot6,Véronique Pepin1,2,3 and Kim L Lavoie1,2,7 +Author Affiliations 1Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada2Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de, Montréal,…
Review Alessandra Chiappori1†, Laura De Ferrari1†, Chiara Folli1, Pierluigi Mauri2, Anna Maria Riccio1 and Giorgio Walter Canonica1* *Corresponding author: Giorgio W Canonica canonica@unige.it Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2015, 13:20 doi:10.1186/s12948-015-0027-7 Abstract Severe asthma (SA) is a clinically and etiologically heterogeneous…
Uncovering Asthma English The true impact of Asthma on patients’ lives Nearly a third of people living with severe asthma said that their condition made them feel depressed in…
Daniel Doberer, Humberto E. Trejo Bittar, Sally E. Wenzel DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0045-2015 Abstract Asthma, and severe asthma, in particular, is increasingly recognised as a heterogeneous disease. Identifying these different phenotypes of asthma and assigning patients to…
Original Article Preview Full text HTML PDF Joe G. Zein MDa*, Michelle C. Menegay MPHb, Mendel E. SingerPhD, MPHb, Serpil C. Erzurum MDa, Thomas R. Gildea MD, MSa,Joseph C. Cicenia III, MDa, Sumita Khatri MDa, Mario Castro MDc& Belinda L. Udeh PhD, MPHd …
Annals ATS. DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201504-208OC Jamila Chakir, Ikhlass Haj-Salem, Delphine Gras, Philippe Joubert, Ève-Léa Beaudoin, Sabrina Biardel, Noel Lampron, Simon Martel, Pascal Chanez, Louis-Philippe Boulet, and Michel Laviolette +Author Information. Corresponding Author: Michel Laviolette, Email: Michel.Laviolette@fmed.ulaval.ca Abstract Rationale: Bronchial thermoplasty aims…
Volume 386, No. 9998, p1086–1096, 12 September 2015 Series Prof Kian Fan Chung, DSc DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00157-9 | Summary Asthma is a common heterogeneous disease with a complex pathophysiology. Current therapies based on…
Review Maureen Egan and Supinda Bunyavanich Abstract Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common comorbidity of asthma that contributes to asthma severity. Although over 80 % of asthmatics have AR, the condition is frequently…
Review Ilaria Baiardini*†, Francesca Sicuro†, Francesco Balbi, Giorgio Walter Canonica† and Fulvio Braido† Asthma Research and Practice 2015, 1:7 doi:10.1186/s40733-015-0007-1 Abstract Despite the regular treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) or ICS plus long-acting beta2-agonists, permits to control…
DOI:10.3109/02770903.2015.1065424 Jian Ping Zhou MDaa, Yun Feng MD, PhDaa, Qiong Wang MDaa, Li Na Zhou MDaa, Huan Ying Wan MDaa & Qing Yun Li MD, PhDaa* Abstract Objective: To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of bronchial thermoplasty (BT)…