Lung sound analysis can be an index of the control of bronchial asthma

Lung sound analysis can be an index of the control of bronchial asthma

Background: We assessed whether lung sound analysis (LSA) is a valid measure of airway obstruction and inflammation in patients with bronchial asthma during treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs). Methods: 63 good adherence patients with bronchial asthma and 18 poor adherence patients were ex...

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Main Authors: Terufumi Shimoda, Yasushi Obase, Yukio Nagasaka, Hiroshi Nakano, Reiko Kishikawa, Tomoaki Iwanaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
Adherence
Airway inflammation
Bronchial asthma
Expiration-to-inspiration lung sound power ratio at low frequencies (E/I LF)
Lung sound analysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893016300557

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