English to Russian Medical Medical: Health Care

The Expert Panel examined studies that compared bronchial thermoplasty (BT) to multicomponent, standard-of-care, medical management and to *sham bronchoscopy* plus multicomponent medical management. BT is an asthma intervention that was developed over the last decade and was not addressed in previous versions of the asthma guidelines. The Expert Panel made one recommendation on the use of BT for asthma treatment.