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
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  • 632 Slide presentations
  • 250 Webcasts
  • 66 Handouts
  • 1703 e-posters
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Physiology and cardiometabolic comorbidities in obstructive sleep apnoea

Oral Presentation
Chairs: P. Levy (Grenoble, France), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Late-breaking abstract: Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia strongly predicts systemic hypertension in the European Sleep Apnoea Cohort Study
R. Tkacova, W. McNicholas, M. Javorsky, I. Fietze, G. Parati, P. Sliwinski, L. Grote, J. Hedner (Kosice, Slovakia; Dublin, Ireland; Berlin, Germany; Milan, Italy; Warsaw, Poland; Gothenburg, Sweden)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Functional imaging using computational fluid dynamics to assess effect of stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve on upper airway morphology: A pilot study
J. De Backer, W. Vos, Q. Ni, O. Vanderveken, P. Parizel, P. Van De Heyning, W. De Backer (Kontich, Edegem, Belgium; Maple Grove, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Mechanical response to electrical- and neuro-stimulation of the genioglossus (GG) in propofol-sedated OSA patients
Y. Dotan, L. Gaitini, A. Oliven (Haifa, Israel)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Sleep apnea increases sympathetic activity independent of decreased neurovascular transduction
R. Tamisier, C. O. Tan, J. L. Pepin, P. Levy, J. A. Taylor (Grenoble Cedex 09, France; Boston, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Chronic intermittent hypoxia is a major trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
J. Aron-Wisnewsky, C. Minville, J. Tordjman, P. Levy, J. L. Bouillot, A. Basdevant, P. Bedossa, K. Clement, J. L. Pepin (Paris, Grenoble Cedex 09, Clichy, France)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
The impact of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on superoxide dysmutase-1 activity in erythrocytes of high risk for type 2 diabetes (pre-diabetic) males
S. Cofta, E. Wysocka, T. Piorunek, M. Rzymkowska, L. Torlinski, H. Batura-Gabryel (Poznan, Poland)
Congress or journal article abstractE-posterSlide presentation
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CPAP effects on leptin and visceral fat in patients with sleep apnea: Double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
P. Lee, C. W. Yu, M. T. Lin, T. T. F. Shih, W. Y. Shau, H. D. Wu, C. T. Tang, S. H. J. Hsu, S. C. Wang, C. J. Yu, P. C. Yang (Taipei, Taiwan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Predictors of recurrence in patients undergoing cryoballoon ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation: The independent role of sleep disordered breathing
T. Bitter, G. Nölker, J. Vogt, K. J. Gutleben, N. Westerheide, D. Horstkotte, O. Oldenburg (Bad Oeynhausen, Bielefeld, Germany)
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