Patients with severe asthma represent a minority of the total asthma population, but carry a
majority of the morbidity and healthcare costs. Achieving better asthma control in this group …

Asthma is a complex disorder that displays heterogeneity and variability in its clinical
expression both acutely and chronically. This heterogeneity is influenced by multiple factors …

Dysfunctional breathing (DB) is common, frequently unrecognised and responsible for a
substantial burden of morbidity. Previously lack of clarity in the use of the term and the use of …

The larynx is one of the most highly innervated organs in humans and serves a number of
vitally important, complex, and highly evolved biological functions. On a day-to-day basis …

Asthma is a common disease and other conditions frequently occur concomitantly in
individuals with asthma. Asthma is usually very treatable and comorbidities should be …

Asthma is the most common chronic medical condition in pregnancy. Asthma exacerbations
in pregnancy are unpredictable, and are associated with adverse maternal and fetal …

Vocal cord dysfunction/inducible laryngeal obstruction (VCD/ILO), is a common condition
characterized by breathlessness associated with inappropriate laryngeal narrowing …

Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) and dysfunctional breathing (DB) disorders may mimic or
coexist with asthma, leading to overtreatment with corticosteroids with consequent morbidity …

Background Vocal cord dysfunction/inducible laryngeal obstruction (VCD/ILO) is
characterized by breathlessness and often mimics or accompanies severe asthma. The …

Asthma care has increasingly focused on personalised management for severe asthma, and
recognition of the role and importance of comorbid conditions has increased.• Severe …