{"id":17796,"date":"2025-07-08T11:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/services\/respiratory-services\/bronchial-thermoplasty\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T12:46:31","slug":"bronchial-thermoplasty","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/respiratory-services\/bronchial-thermoplasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Termoplastia bronquial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<h2>Termoplastia bronquial en Southeastern MA<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00bfSab\u00eda que la termoplastia bronquial (tambi\u00e9n conocida como BT) sigue siendo el \u00fanico m\u00e9todo de tratamiento no farmacol\u00f3gico basado en dispositivos para el asma grave? Aprobada por la FDA en 2010, la termoplastia bronquial ayuda a reducir las exacerbaciones de asma grave reduciendo el exceso de tejido muscular liso de las v\u00edas respiratorias. Esto es importante porque cuanto menos tejido muscular liso haya, menor ser\u00e1 la constricci\u00f3n de las v\u00edas respiratorias durante una exacerbaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Southcoast Health se enorgullece de administrar la termoplastia bronquial como uno de los <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/respiratory-services\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">servicios respiratorios<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ofrecido en la regi\u00f3n de la costa sur. Obtenga m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre este procedimiento para el asma grave a continuaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el asma grave?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">El asma grave se refiere a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/urgent-care\/asthma-bronchitis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">asma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> que no responde bien a los tratamientos habituales, que pueden incluir corticoesteroides inhalados y medicamentos broncodilatadores inhalados. Las personas que padecen asma grave tienen s\u00edntomas dif\u00edciles de controlar, lo que hace que sus crisis asm\u00e1ticas sean m\u00e1s peligrosas. A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">el sthma se considera grave si:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los s\u00edntomas aparecen durante todo el d\u00eda, lo que limita considerablemente las actividades habituales de la persona.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los s\u00edntomas despiertan al individuo por la noche, 1 noche a la semana para los menores de 4 a\u00f1os y 7 noches a la semana para los mayores de 5 a\u00f1os.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los s\u00edntomas requieren un tratamiento con agonistas beta de acci\u00f3n corta varias veces al d\u00eda.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medici\u00f3n del FEV 1 inferior a 60% de lo habitual para mayores de 5 a\u00f1os.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la termoplastia bronquial?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La termoplastia bronquial es un procedimiento no farmacol\u00f3gico aprobado por la FDA para el tratamiento del asma grave persistente en adultos cuya asma no est\u00e1 bien controlada con corticosteroides inhalados y beta-agonistas de acci\u00f3n prolongada. El procedimiento, basado en la broncoscopia, utiliza un peque\u00f1o cat\u00e9ter para administrar energ\u00eda controlada a las v\u00edas respiratorias del pulm\u00f3n con el fin de reducir la cantidad excesiva de m\u00fasculo liso de las v\u00edas respiratorias. Esto disminuye la capacidad del m\u00fasculo para constre\u00f1ir las v\u00edas respiratorias, lo que se traduce en menos crisis asm\u00e1ticas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Se ha demostrado que el tratamiento mejora la calidad de vida relacionada con el asma y el control del asma, lo que incluye una disminuci\u00f3n de las exacerbaciones del asma, menos visitas a urgencias y hospitalizaciones por s\u00edntomas respiratorios, y menos d\u00edas de baja laboral o escolar.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Qu\u00e9 esperar de la termoplastia bronquial<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Termoplastia bronquial<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> es un procedimiento ambulatorio sin incisi\u00f3n. Realizado por un neum\u00f3logo con experiencia y certificado en termoplastia bronquial, el procedimiento se administra mediante el sistema Alair\u2122 en 3 sesiones. Para garantizar la seguridad del paciente, cada sesi\u00f3n se dedica a tratar una parte diferente del pulm\u00f3n.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Durante el procedimiento, el cat\u00e9ter Alair\u2122 suministra energ\u00eda de radiofrecuencia a las paredes de las v\u00edas respiratorias. Esto aplica un calor suave de forma controlada, lo que ayuda a reducir la cantidad de m\u00fasculo liso excesivo de las v\u00edas respiratorias presente en los pulmones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aunque la termoplastia bronquial no es una cura para el asma grave, puede ayudar a mejorar su calidad de vida en general. Los ensayos cl\u00ednicos demostraron que muchos pacientes experimentaron una disminuci\u00f3n de las crisis asm\u00e1ticas graves, las visitas a urgencias y las hospitalizaciones por s\u00edntomas respiratorios, as\u00ed como menos d\u00edas de baja laboral y escolar.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Candidato ideal para la termoplastia bronquial<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La termoplastia bronquial est\u00e1 indicada para el tratamiento del asma grave en pacientes cuyo asma no est\u00e1 bien controlada con medicamentos como Advair\u2122, Symbicort\u2122, Breo\u2122 o Dulera\u2122. Debe tener 18 a\u00f1os para poder optar a este tratamiento. Las personas con marcapasos, desfibrilador interno u otro dispositivo electr\u00f3nico implantable, con sensibilidad conocida a los medicamentos necesarios para realizar la broncoscopia o que hayan sido tratadas previamente con termoplastia bronquial no podr\u00e1n someterse a este procedimiento.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tratamiento del asma grave en New Bedford, MA<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si padece asma grave, es importante que hable con su m\u00e9dico, quien podr\u00e1 remitirle a un especialista en <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/doctors\/?ss=Pulmonary%20Medicine&amp;search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">medicina pulmonar<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sobre sus opciones de tratamiento.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bronchial Thermoplasty in Southeastern MA Did you know that bronchial thermoplasty (also known as BT) remains the only device based non-pharmacological treatment approach for severe asthma? 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