Journal article
The Potential Role of Aspiration in the Asthmatic Airway
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many people with asthma remain suboptimally controlled despite current treatments. Reasons include comorbidities that could aggravate asthma, including gastroesophageal reflux. We aimed to investigate whether aspiration occurs in patients with asthma and, if so, does it correlate with asthma control?
METHODS: Patients had Asthma Control Questionnaire 7 (ACQ-7), fractional exhaled nitric oxide, and spirometry performed to …
Authors
Hunt EB; Ward C; Power S; Sullivan A; Pearson JP; Lapthorne S; O’Byrne PM; Eustace J; Plant BJ; Maher MM
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 151, No. 6, pp. 1272–1278
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.005
ISSN
0012-3692