03 May2014
Malaysia offers bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma patients
SERDANG : Malaysia is leading the way as one of the first two Asian countries offering bronchial thermoplasty (BT), a non-drug treatment, for severe uncontrolled asthma.
The health ministry’s medical development division director, Datuk Dr Azmi Shapie, said the Serdang Hospital was the first hospital in the country which offered BT to patients who were on asthma medication but still suffered asthma attacks, via the flexible bronchoscope.
