Novel Functional Imaging of Changes in Small Airways of Patients Treated with Extrafine Beclomethasone/Formoterol
Author(s) -
Wim Vos,
Jan De Backer,
Gianluigi Poli,
Annick De Volder,
L. Ghys,
Cedric Van Holsbeke,
Samir Vinchurkar,
Lieve De Backer,
Wilfried De Backer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000347120
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , exhaled nitric oxide , formoterol , bronchodilation , pulmonary function testing , airway , airway resistance , population , anesthesia , bronchodilator , cardiology , budesonide , spirometry , environmental health
Inhaled formulations using extrafine particles of long-acting β2-agonists and corticosteroids were developed to optimize asthma treatment. Findings that these combinations reach and treat smaller airways more effectively are predominantly based on general non-specific outcomes with little information on regional characteristics.
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