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
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Treatment of pulmonary hypertension

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Boonstra (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), L. Nicod (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Late-breaking abstract: Short term improvement in 6 minute walk distance predicts long term survival in incident idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Results from the Pulmonary Hypertension Registry of the United Kingdom and Ireland
Y. Ling, M. Johnson, D. Kiely, R. Condliffe, C. Elliot, S. Gibbs, L. Howard, J. Pepke-Zaba, K. Sheares, P. Corris, A. Fisher, J. Lordan, S. Gaine, G. Coghlan, J. Wort, M. Gatzoulis, A. Peacock (Clydebank, Sheffield, London, Papworth, Newcastle, United Kingdom; Dublin, Ireland)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Comparison of hemodynamic effects of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) and inhaled epoprostenol (iEPO) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH)
S. A. DeSouza, K. D. Sagliani, I. R. Preston, K. E. Roberts, A. Shah, N. S. Hill (Boston, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Pulmonary artery diameter and pulsatility did not decrease after vasodilator therapy lasting two years
P. Bracciale, F. Valerio, S. Bellanova, G. Valerio, L. Mangiacotti, A. G. D‘Agostino (San Pietro Vernotico, Lecce, Brindisi, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The use of perioperative intravenous sildenafil in patients with mitral valve disease and co-existent pulmonary hypertension during cardiac surgery
B. P. Madden, S. Sharma, E. Holden, Y. Looney, S. N. Fletcher, A. Sheth (London, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Current epoprostenol use in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH): Data from the French PH registry
E. Bergot, O. Sitbon, V. Cottin, A. Yaici, G. Prévot, L. Rottat, V. Gressin, M. Humbert, G. Simonneau (Caen, Clamart, Lyon, Toulouse, Paris, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Effectiveness of ²Korargin² in the therapy of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
O. Yakovleva, A. Klekot (Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Impact of functional class change on survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in the REVEAL registry
R. Barst, D. Miller, F. Beery, M. McGoon (New York, San Francisco, Rochester, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Inhaled treprostinil therapy in patients with pulmonary hypertension and parenchymal lung disease
A. Schiro, A. Waxman (Boston, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Parenteral treprostinil for significant pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with pulmonary fibrosis: A safety study
R. Saggar, D. Khanna, J. Belperio, S. Shapiro, R. Saggar (Los Angeles, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Cardiotonic agents affect pulmonary vessels in precision-cut lung slices (PCLS)
A. D. Rieg, R. Rossaint, S. Uhlig, C. Martin (Aachen, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Stability and microbial properties of reconstituted and diluted epoprostenol with expanded stability
O. Lambert, D. Bandilla, R. Iyer, L. Witchey-Lakshmanan, N. Palepu (Allschwil, Switzerland; Cherry Hill, Piscataway, Amherst, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Cardiac output measured by rebreathing nitrous oxide for the follow-up of patient with pulmonary hypertension
G. Deboeck, R. McKenzie Ross, J. Pepke-Zaba (Papworth, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Use of non invasive gas exchange to track pulmonary vascular responses to exercise in heart failure
P. Woods, B. Taylor, T. Olson, B. Johnson (Rochester, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Is flying safe for individuals with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia? A questionnaire-based study
C. Mason, C. Shovlin (London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Is there an association between hyperthyroidism and PAH and, if yes, is pulmonary pressure decreasing after hyperthyroidism treatment?
A. Al Husseini, S. Mizuno, J. Arroyo, N. Voelkel, D. Kraskauskas, H. Bogaard (Richmond, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Immunosuppression in systemic lupus erythematosus associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SLE-APAH): Improvement in exercise and functional capacity
Y. Sung, J. Ashouri, R. Zamanian, L. Chung (Stanford, Palo Alto, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Monitoring of liver function in patients with pulmonary hypertension treated with endothelin receptor antagonists: The value of a novel monitoring system
C. Blewett, E. Lunn, D. Kiely, L. Martin, J. Hurdman, N. Hamilton, I. Armstrong, P. Septon, J. Wilkinson, R. Condliffe, C. Elliott (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Is there a link between long-term endothelial receptor antagonists therapy and carcinogenesis in PAH: A case series?
H. Qureshi, Z. Safdar (Houston, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster