[HTML][HTML] Clinical significance and applications of oscillometry

…, R Dandurand, RL Dellacą, CS Farah… - European respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Recently, “Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry” was published, which reviewed
the physiological basis of oscillometric measures and detailed the technical factors related to …

Asthma and obesity: a known association but unknown mechanism

CS Farah, CM Salome - Respirology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The obese asthma phenotype is an increasingly common encounter in our clinical practice.
Epidemiological data indicate that obesity increases the prevalence and incidence of asthma…

The role of the small airways in the clinical expression of asthma in adults

CS Farah, GG King, NJ Brown, SR Downie… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The clinical relevance of increased ventilation heterogeneity, a marker of
small-airways disease, in asthmatic patients is unclear. Ventilation heterogeneity is an …

Mepolizumab effectiveness and identification of super-responders in severe asthma

…, C Katelaris, S Stevens, CS Farah… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Severe asthma is a high-burden disease. Real-world data on mepolizumab in patients with
severe eosinophilic asthma is needed to assess whether the data from randomised …

Obesity is a determinant of asthma control independent of inflammation and lung mechanics

CS Farah, JA Kermode, SR Downie, NJ Brown… - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Background It is unclear why obesity is associated with worse asthma control. We hypothesized
that (1) obesity affects asthma control independent of spirometry, airway inflammation, …

Ventilation heterogeneity predicts asthma control in adults following inhaled corticosteroid dose titration

CS Farah, GG King, NJ Brown, MJ Peters… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Asthma guidelines recommend inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) dose titration
for patients on the basis of an assessment of current asthma control. However, the …

Peripheral airway dysfunction and relationship with symptoms in smokers with preserved spirometry

K Jetmalani, C Thamrin, CS Farah, A Bertolin… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Smokers develop respiratory symptoms and peripheral airway
dysfunction even when spirometry is preserved. Multiple breath nitrogen washout (MBNW) and …

Bronchodilator response assessed by the forced oscillation technique identifies poor asthma control with greater sensitivity than spirometry

…, C Thamrin, GG King, MJ Peters, CS Farah - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Persistent bronchodilator response (BDR) following diagnosis of asthma is an
underrecognized treatable trait, associated with worse lung function and asthma control. The …

[HTML][HTML] Mepolizumab improves small airway function in severe eosinophilic asthma

CS Farah, T Badal, N Reed, PG Rogers, GG King… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and objective Treatment with mepolizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA)
significantly reduces exacerbations with modest improvements in symptom control and …

[HTML][HTML] 'Breathing fire': impact of prolonged bushfire smoke exposure in people with severe asthma

…, EG Holliday, AE Vertigan, M Peters, CS Farah… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wildfires are increasing and cause health effects. The immediate and ongoing health impacts
of prolonged wildfire smoke exposure in severe asthma are unknown. This longitudinal …