- Title
- Bronchial thermoplasty reduces airway resistance
- Creator
- Langton, David; Bennetts, Kim; Noble, Peter; Plummer, Virginia; Thien, Francis
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/174050
- Identifier
- vital:14777
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-1330-5
- Identifier
- ISBN:1465-9921 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Background: The mechanism for symptomatic improvement after bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is unclear, since spirometry reveals little or no change. In this study, the effects of BT on airway resistance were examined using two independent techniques. Methods: Eighteen consecutive patients, with severe asthma (57.6 ± 14.2 years) were evaluated by spirometry and plethysmography at three time points: (i) baseline, (ii) left lung treated but right lung untreated and (iii) 6 weeks after both lungs were treated with BT. At each assessment, total and specific airway resistance (Raw, sRaw) were measured. High resolution CT scans were undertaken at the first two assessments, and measurements of lobar volume, airway volume and airway resistance were made. The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) was administered at each assessment. Results: The baseline ACQ score was 3.5 ± 0.9, and improved progressively to 1.8 ± 1.2 (p < 0.01). At baseline, severe airflow obstruction was observed, FEV1 44.8 ± 13.7% predicted, together with gas trapping, and elevated Raw at 342 ± 173%predicted. Following BT, significant improvements in Raw and sRaw were observed, as well as a reduction in Residual Volume, increase in Vital Capacity and no change in FEV1. The change in Raw correlated with the change in ACQ (r = 0.56, p < 0.05). CT scans demonstrated reduced airway volume at baseline, which correlated with the increased Raw determined by plethysmography (p = - 0.536, p = < 0.05). Following BT, the airway volume increased in the treated lung, and this was accompanied by a significant reduction in CT-determined local airway resistance. Conclusion: Symptomatic improvement after BT is mediated by increased airway volume and reduced airway resistance. © 2020 The Author(s).
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Relation
- Respiratory Research Vol. 21, no. 1 (2020), p.
- Rights
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © The Author(s) 2020
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology; 1103 Clinical Sciences; Airway resistance; Asthma; Bronchial thermoplasty; Imaging
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