Researchers–who evaluated changes in lung function in 13 adults with moderate to severe asthma treated according to National Asthma Education and Prevention (NAEP) program guidelines–said that there was
no statistically significant difference in lung function measured after one year and after ten years.
“Initially these patients had significantly reduced lung function, but after we stabilized them and their lung function improved, they were able to maintain it. This . . . shows that patients who . . . follow prescribed treatment according to NAEP guidelines for asthma will be able to preserve their lung function within 10 years.”
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