The 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel …

abstract Bronchial asthma is characterized by chronic airway inflammation, which manifests
clinically as variable airway narrowing (wheezes and dyspnea) and cough. Long-standing …

The 2020 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee
Expert Panel Working Group (NAEPP [2020 Focused Asthma Update]) guidelines and the …

Background Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) has previously been shown to improve asthma
control out to 2 years in patients with severe persistent asthma. Objective We sought to …

The airway smooth muscle (ASM) cell plays a central role in the pathogenesis of asthma and
constitutes an important target for treatment. These cells control muscle tone and thus …

Asthma that starts in adulthood differs from childhood-onset asthma in that it is often non-
atopic, more severe and associated with a faster decline in lung function. Understanding of …

Background Bronchial thermoplasty is an endoscopic treatment for uncontrolled asthma.
Previous randomised clinical trials have shown that bronchial thermoplasty reduces severe …

Severe asthma in children is characterized by sustained symptoms despite treatment with
high doses of inhaled corticosteroids or oral corticosteroids. Children with severe asthma …

Eosinophilic asthma is now recognized as an important subphenotype of asthma based on
the pattern of inflammatory cellular infiltrate in the airway. Eosinophilic asthma can be …

Importance Asthma is a major public health problem worldwide and is associated with
excess morbidity, mortality, and economic costs associated with lost productivity. The …