Breathing a Fresh Perspective into Managing Severe Asthma in Europe
Report Highlights Did you know that… Annual worldwide deaths from asthma have been estimated at 250.000? (E. D. Bateman et. al. Eur Respir J 2008: 31: 143–178) Almost half (46%)…
Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of asthma exacerbations in children
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2016 Apr 12;10:531-8. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S92824. eCollection 2016. Vasbinder EC1, Belitser SV2, Souverein PC2, van Dijk L3, Vulto AG1, van den Bemt PM1. Abstract BACKGROUND: Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) is a…
Assessing biomarkers in a real-world severe asthma study (ARIETTA)
Roland Buhl, Stephanie Korn, Andrew Menzies-Gow, Michel Aubier, Kenneth R. Chapman, Giorgio W. Canonica, César Picado, Nicolas Martin, Ramon Aguiar Escobar, Stephan Korom, Nicola A. Hanania. Open Access DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2016.04.001…
The estimated prevalence of exposure to asthmagens in the Australian workforce, 2014
BMC Pulmonary Medicine BMC series – open, inclusive and trusted 2016 16:48 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-016-0212-6 Lin Fritschi, Julie Crewe, Ellie Darcey, Alison Reid, Deborah C. Glass, Geza P. Benke, Tim Driscoll,…
Expression of toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in subjects with asthma by total serum IgE level
RESEARCH – OPEN ACCESS Astrid Crespo-Lessmann, Eder Mateus,, Silvia Vidal, David Ramos Barbón, Montserrat Torrejón, Jordi Giner, Lorena Soto, Cándido Juárez and Vicente Plaza Respiratory Research201617:41 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-016-0355-2 Abstract Background Emerging data suggest that innate immunity may play a role in asthma, particularly the toll-like receptors (TLRs). Some studies…
Bronchial thermoplasty improves asthma regardless of socioeconomic status
Among people with asthma, lower socioeconomic status, education level, and ethnic minority status clearly have undesirable effects on their care and outcomes. Patients with severe disease who attend county (public)…
Bronchial thermoplasty improves asthma regardless of socioeconomic status
Among people with asthma, lower socioeconomic status, education level, and ethnic minority status clearly have undesirable effects on their care and outcomes. Patients with severe disease who attend county (public)…
Patient-physician relationship in the management of asthma: Multicentric approach in Latin America
Just Accepted by Journal of Asthma DOI:10.3109/02770903.2016.1145691 Iván Cherrez Ojeda MD, MScab*, Juan Carlos Calderon MDb, José Mori MDc, Darío Colombaro MDd, Fulvio Braido MDe, Edwin SoriaMDf & Annia Cherrez MDb Abstract Objective: To investigate and compare how Latin American physicians rate themselves on…
Development of a nomogram to estimate the Quality of Life (QoL) in asthmatic children by using the Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT)
Accepted Article (Accepted, unedited articles published online and citable. The final edited and typeset version of record will appear in future) Laura Montalbano1,2, Giovanna Cilluffo1,3, Manuel Gentile4, Giuliana Ferrante5, Velia Malizia1, Fabio…
Long-term efficacy and safety of bronchial thermoplasty in patients with moderate-to-severe persistent asthma: a systemic review and meta-analysis
Volume 53, Issue 1, 2016 Abstract Objective: To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) in the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe persistent asthma. Methods: We therefore…