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| Elisabeth H BelSummaryAffiliation: Academic Medical Center Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Diagnosis and definition of severe refractory asthma: an international consensus statement from the Innovative Medicine Initiative (IMI)Elisabeth H Bel
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Thorax 66:910-7. 2011....
In vivo imaging of the airway wall in asthma: fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy in relation to histology and lung functionChing Yong Yick
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Respir Res 12:85. 2011..Second, we examined whether elastic fibre patterns in histology and FCFM were different between asthmatic subjects and healthy controls. Finally, the association between these patterns and lung function parameters was investigated...
Internet-based tapering of oral corticosteroids in severe asthma: a pragmatic randomised controlled trialSimone Hashimoto
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, F5 260, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
Thorax 66:514-20. 2011..In patients with prednisone-dependent asthma the dose of oral corticosteroids should be adjusted to the lowest possible level to reduce long-term adverse effects. However, the optimal strategy for tapering oral corticosteroids is unknown...
Streptococcal lung abscesses from a dental focus following tocilizumab: a case reportMartijn D de Kruif
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Exp Rheumatol 30:951-3. 2012..Tocilizumab is a novel therapeutic agent targeting interleukin-6. We describe a case of streptococcal lung abscesses from a dental focus after use of tocilizumab for treatment of Takayasu arteritis...
Exhaled breath profiling enables discrimination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthmaNiki Fens
Department of Respiratory Medicine, F5 260, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, P O Box 22700, Amsterdam NL 1100 DE, The Netherlands
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 180:1076-82. 2009..Exhaled air contains volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that may qualify as noninvasive biomarkers. VOC profiles can be assessed using integrative analysis by electronic nose, resulting in exhaled molecular fingerprints (breathprints)...
