Airway smooth muscle mass reduction after Bronchial Thermoplasty in asthmatics correlates with FEV1.

J. D'Hooghe (Amsterdam, Netherlands), A. Goorsenberg (Amsterdam, Netherlands), N. Ten Hacken (Groningen, Netherlands), E. Weersink (Amsterdam, Netherlands), J. Roelofs (Amsterdam, Netherlands), T. Mauad (São Paulo, Brazil), P. Shah (London, United Kingdom), J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), P. Bonta (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Interventional pulmonology highlights in 2018: ELVR, TLD and BT
Session: Interventional pulmonology highlights in 2018: ELVR, TLD and BT
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4933
Disease area: Airway diseases

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