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…
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…
Review Article Seminars in Immunopathology pp 1-14 Open Access Leonie van Rijt , Helen von Richthofen, Ronald van Ree Abstract Allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lower airways that affects millions of people worldwide. Allergic asthma…
Occup Med (Lond) (2016) 66 (2): 95–105 doi:10.1093/occmed/kqv158 J. Borak1,2 and R. Y. Lefkowitz2 Abstract Background Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is often regarded as a ‘hallmark’ of asthma and bronchoprovocation testing is frequently performed to support a diagnosis of…
William W. Busse, Ronald Dahl, Christine Jenkins, Alvaro A. Cruz Abstract Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that is a major global burden on both individuals and healthcare systems. Despite guideline-directed treatment, a…
Allergy and Asthma Proceedings ISSN: 1088-5412, Online ISSN: 1539-6304 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2500/aap.2016.37.3907 Volume 37, Issue 1, pages 50–56 Copyright © 2016, OceanSide Publications, Inc., U.S.A. Désirée E. Larenas-Linnemann, M.D.; Ralph Mösges, M.D., Ph.D. From the Department of…
Volume 3, No. 12, p973–984, December 2015 Prof Henriette A Smit, PhD†, Mariona Pinart, PhD†, Prof Josep M Antó, MD, Prof Thomas Keil, MD, Prof Jean Bousquet, MD, Prof Kai H Carlsen, MD, Prof Karel G M Moons, PhD, Lotty Hooft, PhD, Prof Karin…
Article in Press Ozge Soyer,Cinar Ozen, Ozlem Cavkaytar, Cagri Senyücel, Yildiz Dallar Open Access DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.alit.2015.12.002 Abstract Background Although right middle lobe (RML)-atelectasis of the lungs is a common complication of…
Research I. H. Heijink123*, M. R. Jonker1, M. de Vries13, A. J. M. van Oosterhout13, E. Telenga23, N. H. T. ten Hacken23, D. S. Postma23 and M. van den Berge23 Respiratory Research 2016, 17:2 doi:10.1186/s12931-015-0318-z Abstract Background COPD patients have a…
November/December 2015, Volume 22 Issue 6: 341-347 C de Olim | D Bégin | L-P Boulet | A Cartier | M Gérin | C Lemière BACKGROUND: Specific inhalation challenges (SIC) enable the identification of the agent…