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Association of Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists With Asthma Control in Patients With Uncontrolled, Persistent Asthma A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMA Diana M. Sobieraj, PharmD1; William L. Baker, PharmD1; Elaine Nguyen, PharmD, MPH1; et alErin R. Weeda, PharmD1; Craig I. Coleman, PharmD1; C. Michael White, PharmD1; Stephen C. Lazarus, MD2; Kathryn V. Blake, PharmD3; Jason E. Lang, MD, MPH4   Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. Published online March 19, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.2757   editorial comment icon  Editorial Comment related…

An algorithmic approach for the treatment of severe uncontrolled asthma

  Eleftherios Zervas, Konstantinos Samitas, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Petros Bakakos, Stelios Loukides, Mina Gaga ERJ Open Research 2018 4: 00125-2017; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00125-2017 Abstract A small subgroup of patients with asthma suffers from severe disease that is either partially controlled or uncontrolled despite intensive, guideline-based treatment. These…

Automated chart review utilizing natural language processing algorithm for asthma predictive index

BMC Pulmonary Medicine 18:34, 2018 BMC series – open, inclusive and trusted  Research article – Open Access – Open Peer Review https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0593-9   Harsheen Kaur†, Sunghwan Sohn†, Chung-Il Wi, Euijung Ryu, Miguel A. Park, Kay Bachman, Hirohito Kita, Ivana Croghan, Jose A. Castro-Rodriguez, Gretchen A. Voge, Hongfang Liu, Young J. Juhn Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Thus…

Nerve ablation after bronchial thermoplasty and sustained improvement in severe asthma

BMC Pulmonary Medicine   Research article – Open Access – Open Peer Review   N. Facciolongo, A. DiStefano, V. Pietrini, C. Galeone, F. Bellanova, F. Menzella, N. Scichilone, R. Piro, G. L. Bajocchi, B. Balbi, L. Agostini, P. P. Salsi, D. Formisano and M. Lusuardi   BMC Pulmonary Medicine BMC series – open, inclusive and trusted 201818:29 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0554-8 Open Peer Review reports…

Virus-triggered exacerbation in allergic asthmatic children: neutrophilic airway inflammation and alteration of virus sensors characterize a subgroup of patients

Respiratory Research Research Open Access   Antoine Deschildre, Muriel Pichavant, Ilka Engelmann, Carole Langlois, Elodie Drumez, Guillaume Pouessel, Sophie Boileau, David Romero-Cubero, Irina Decleyre-Badiu, Anny Dewilde, Didier Hober, Véronique Néve, Caroline Thumerelle, Stéphanie Lejeune, Clémence Mordacq and Philippe Gosset Respiratory Research 201718:191 Abstract Background Viruses are important triggers of…