Current concepts of severe asthma

A Ray, M Raundhal, TB Oriss, P Ray… - The Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The term asthma encompasses a disease spectrum with mild to very severe disease
phenotypes whose traditional common characteristic is reversible airflow limitation. Unlike …

Severe asthma phenotypes—how should they guide evaluation and treatment?

AM Fitzpatrick, WC Moore - The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Although patients with “severe” asthma tend to be characterized by ongoing symptoms and
airway inflammation despite treatment with high doses of inhaled and systemic …

Asthma-Related Health Outcomes Associated with Short-Acting β2-Agonist Inhaler Use: An Observational UK Study as Part of the SABINA Global Program

CI Bloom, C Cabrera, S Arnetorp, K Coulton, C Nan… - Advances in …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Patients with asthma typically increase short-acting β 2-agonists (SABA) use
with worsening symptoms. Excessive SABA use may lead to a higher risk of adverse …

Geospatial analysis of social determinants of health identifies neighborhood hot spots associated with pediatric intensive care use for life-threatening asthma

JR Grunwell, C Opolka, C Mason… - The Journal of Allergy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Social determinants of health are associated with asthma prevalence and
healthcare use in children with asthma, but are multifactorial and complex. Whether social …

Molecular mechanisms and epidemiology of COVID-19 from an allergist's perspective

K Hosoki, A Chakraborty, S Sur - Journal of Allergy and Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The global pandemic caused by the newly described severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused worldwide suffering and death of unimaginable …

Understanding reliever overuse in patients purchasing over-the-counter short-acting beta2 agonists: an Australian community pharmacy-based survey

EA Azzi, V Kritikos, MJ Peters, DB Price, P Srour… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Overuse of asthma relievers is associated with significant adverse
consequences. This study aimed to better understand the population purchasing and using …

Medication overuse headache: an entrenched idea in need of scrutiny

AI Scher, PB Rizzoli, EW Loder - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
It is a widely accepted idea that medications taken to relieve acute headache pain can
paradoxically worsen headache if used too often. This type of secondary headache is …

Usage patterns of short-acting β2-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids in asthma: a targeted literature review

S Amin, M Soliman, A McIvor, A Cave… - The Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the availability of effective asthma treatments, some patients are poorly controlled
because of overreliance on short-acting β 2-agonists (SABAs) and underuse of inhaled …

The national burden of poorly controlled asthma, school absence and parental work loss among school-aged children in the United States

PW Sullivan, V Ghushchyan, P Navaratnam… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The degree of poorly controlled asthma and its association with missed school
days and parental missed work days is not well understood. Methods: This was a …

Electronic health (e-Health): emerging role in asthma

M Bonini - Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
There is the need to establish widely adopted standards for conducting trials and reporting
results in e-health. These should include minimal clinical difference assessment and prevent …