Asthma
Bronchial Thermoplasty with Boston Scientific's Alair(R) System Meets All Criteria of California Technology Assessment Forum
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 15th, 2012
2012 APR 15 -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announces the first published technology assessment in support of the safety, efficacy and long-term positive health outcomes of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) as delivered by the Alair(®) Bronchial Thermoplasty System, a catheter-based device designed to treat patients 18 years or older with severe persistent asthma. The report was published by the California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) and states that BT, when performed in patients with poorly controlled severe persistent asthma, meets its five technology assessment criteria.
"The American Thoracic Society believes bronchial thermoplasty...
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