Annual Congress Amsterdam 2011

Saturday, 24.09.2011
Sunday, 25.09.2011
Monday, 26.09.2011
Tuesday, 27.09.2011
Wednesday, 28.09.2011

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, abstract number.


Material from 2011
  • 4205 Abstracts
  • 632 Slide presentations
  • 250 Webcasts
  • 66 Handouts
  • 1703 e-posters
  • 250 Multimedia files
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Rehabilitation, outcome measures and effects

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: C. Burtin (Leuven, Belgium), S. Bernard (Quebec, Canada), R. Garrod (London, United Kingdom)
Lower limb fatigue, during walking in patients with COPD
P. Gagnon, V. Coats, L. Bouyer, C. Brouillard, F. Maltais, D. Saey (Quebec, Canada)
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Upper and lower limbs muscle in patients with COPD: Similar muscle efficiency but differences in resistance to fatigue
E. Foschini Miranda, C. Malaguti, P. Marchetti, S. Dal Corso (São Paulo, Brazil)
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How should we measure arm exercise capacity in COPD? A systematic review
T. Janaudis-Ferreira, M. K. Beauchamp, R. S. Goldstein, D. Brooks (Toronto, Canada)
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Work of walking in cystic fibrosis
Z. Aribas, S. Savci, I. Yatar, M. Saglam, H. Arikan, D. Inal-Ince, N. Vardar-Yagli, M. Bosnak-Guclu, E. Yalcin (Ankara, Izmir, Turkey)
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Six minute walk test in obese children and adolescents
M. Simoes Ferreira, R. Teixeira Mendes, M. A. G. de O Ribeiro, J. D. Ribeiro (Campinas, Brazil)
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An adaptation of Chester step test for use in patients with COPD
S. Dal Corso, C. H. Silva de Andrade, A. Alves de Camargo, C. Malaguti (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Stepping determines greater oxygen desaturation than cycling in patients with COPD
S. Dal Corso, C. Malaguti, A. Alves de Camargo, A. Jose, L. E. Nery (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Quality of life and functional capacity in heart failure patients
I. Nogueira, I. Azevedo, P. Nogueira, D. Servantes, F. da Costa, J. Filho (Natal, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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The minimal important difference of the pulmonary functional status and dyspnea questionnaire – Modified version in patients with COPD
E. Regueiro, C. Burtin, D. Langer, H. Van Remoortel, P. Baten, V. Pires Di Lorenzo, D. Costa, W. Janssens, M. Decramer, R. Gosselink, T. Troosters (São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil; Leuven, Belgium)
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The modified version of the pulmonary functional status and dyspnea questionnaire: A valid measure to evaluate functional status in patients with COPD
C. Burtin, D. Langer, H. Van Remoortel, R. Gosselink, W. Janssens, M. Decramer, T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
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Anxiety and depression in patients referred for pulmonary rehabilitation
K. Ingram, J. Canavan, R. Fowler, P. Marns, A. Clark, C. Nolan, M. Polkey, W. Man (Harefield, United Kingdom)
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Breathlessness is associated with lower completion rates of pulmonary rehabiliation classes
V. Lord, M. Thomas, J. Steier, N. Hopkinson (London, United Kingdom)
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Feasibility and effectiveness of an educational program in COPD (COPD-EP)
M. Paneroni, E. Clini, E. Crisafulli, E. Guffanti, A. Fumagalli, A. Bernasconi, A. Cabiaglia, A. Nicolini, S. Brogi, N. Ambrosino, R. Peroni, L. Bianchi, M. Vitacca (Lumezzane, Gaiato, Casatenovo, Varese, Sestri Levante, Pisa, Italy)
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Larger improvements in endurance capacity in fat-free mass depleted COPD patients by non-linear resistance training
P. Klijn, T. van Keimpema, H. van Stel, R. Gosselink (Hilversum, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Netherlands; Leuven, Belgium)
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The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation programme in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis
J. Zatloukal, K. Neumannova, V. Kolek (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
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The effect of an 8-week outpatient rehabilitation programme on chest expansion and ventilatory parameters in patients with COPD
K. Neumannova, J. Zatloukal, V. Kolek (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
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The effects of an 8 week pilot community pulmonary rehabilitation programme on exercise tolerance and quality of life
C. Baily, M. Spencer, N. Murphy, P. Barron (Dublin, Ireland)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation: Are the effects similar in populations from different countries?
C. A. Camillo, C. Burtin, D. Langer, V. Cavalheri, N. A. Hernandes, E. M. Cipulo Ramos, V. Probst, F. Pitta, R. Gosselink, T. Troosters (Londrina, Presidente Prudente, Brazil; Leuven, Belgium)
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