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Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma

Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma

Published on: November 4, 2010

Asthma exacerbations: prevention is better than cure.

Dominick E Shaw¹, Ruth H Green, Peter Bradding

¹Institute for Lung Health, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital Leicester, UK.

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

|March 25, 2008

Summary

New tools can now predict and prevent asthma exacerbations, offering a better approach than traditional stepwise medication adjustments or rescue corticosteroid courses for poorly controlled asthma.

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Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma

Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma

Published on: November 4, 2010

Area of Science:

Pulmonology
Allergy and Immunology
Respiratory Medicine

Background:

Current asthma management relies on stepwise adjustments of medication to control symptoms and lung function.
Asthma exacerbations are increasingly recognized as events independent of overall asthma control and severity.
Traditional treatment of exacerbations involves rescue courses of corticosteroids, which may be suboptimal.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss novel tools for predicting and preventing asthma exacerbations.
To explore new treatment regimens for managing asthma.
To shift focus from treating exacerbations to preventing them.

Main Methods:

Review of emerging predictive tools for asthma exacerbations.
Analysis of new therapeutic strategies and treatment regimes.
Discussion of the shift towards proactive exacerbation prevention.

Main Results:

Asthma exacerbations appear to be independent of asthma control and severity.
New predictive and preventive tools for exacerbations are becoming available.
Novel treatment regimens are being developed to prevent exacerbations.

Conclusions:

Preventing asthma exacerbations is a more effective strategy than solely managing them with rescue therapies.
Emerging tools and treatment regimes offer promising advancements in asthma care.
A proactive approach to asthma management, focusing on exacerbation prevention, is recommended.