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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Obstructive sleep apnoea: inflammation and metabolism

Poster Discussion
Chairs: W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), J. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain)
Markers of liver dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
M. Buttacavoli, A. M. Marotta, A. Castrogiovanni, C. Giordano, V. Bellia, M. R. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
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The circadian profile of melatonin secretion in patients with OSAS
M. Barnas, R. Chazan (Warsaw, Poland)
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Albuminuria in children with obstructive sleep apnea
V. Varlami, E. Alexopoulos, G. Malakasioti, V. Theologi, E. Theophanous, A. Kaditis, E. Daskalopoulou, K. Gourgoulianis (Larissa, Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Biochemical basis of inflammation in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and in children with obesity
M. Evangelisti, A. C. Massolo, F. Ianniello, M. C. Paolino, M. Montesano, S. Miano, M. Forlani, M. P. Villa (Rome, Italy)
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Expression of cysteinyl leukotriene receptors in tonsillar T and B lymphocytes of children with obstructive sleep apnea
L. Lianou, M. Tsaoussoglou, S. Hatzinikolaou, E. Theodorou, Z. Antonopoulou, E. Houlakis, M. Tsakanikos, P. Panaghiotopoulou-Gartagani, A. Kaditis, G. Chrousos (Athens, Greece)
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Effect of intermittent hypoxia on the expression of fatty acid binding proteins in human adipocytes and macrophages
J. C. W. Mak, Q. Han, S. C. Yeung, M. S. M. Ip (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
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Predictors of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and metabolic syndrome
R. Dacal Quintas, M. Tumbeiro Novoa, M. T. Alves Pérez, M. G. Cortez Montero, M. L. Santalla Martínez, P. Marcos Velázquez (Ourense, Spain)
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Sleep apnea symptoms in diabetics and their first degree relatives
B. Amera, F. Sheikh Bahaee, M. Amini, M. Golshan, I. Fietze, T. Penzel (Isfahan, Islamic Republic Of Iran; Berlin, Germany)
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How can identified early presence of atherosclerotic plaque in severe OSAS?
R. Bossi, C. Carnevale, R. Meazza (Milan, Italy)
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Sleep-disordered breathing and metabolic dysregulation in obese children before and after weight loss
K. Van Hoorenbeeck, H. Franckx, L. Van Gaal, K. Desager, W. De Backer, S. Verhulst (Antwerp, De Haan, Belgium)
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The impact of sleep apnea on glucose metabolism. Results from a long-time follow-up
E. Lindberg, J. Theorell-Haglöw, M. Svensson, T. Gislason, C. Berne, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden; Reykjavik, Iceland)
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Coronary plaque distribution and endothelial dysfunction in younger obstructive sleep apnea patients
H. Vrints, B. Shivalkar, K. Kluppels, O. M. Vanderveken, E. Hamans, P. Van de Heyning, W. De Backer, C. Vrints, J. Verbraecken (Wilrijk, Belgium)
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Endothelial dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
M. Elshazly, A. Farag, A. Zakaria (Cairo, Egypt)
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A hospital based study of sleep in metabolic syndrome between obese & non obese North Indians
D. Chaudhry, I. Sehgal, C. Tandon, V. Sangwan (Rohtak, India)
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OSAS and oxidative stress before and after CPAP therapy
M. Brunori, F. S. Pignataro, R. Pierro, G. Onelli (Rome, Italy)
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Is substance P (SP) involved in sleep physiology and behavioural characteristics in children with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome during sleep (OSAHS)?
A. Sakellaropoulou, M. Hatzistilianou, M. Emporiadou, V. Aivazis, F. Athanasiadou Piperopoulou (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Circadian rhythms of melatonin, cortisol and cytokines in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
V. Milan, M. Gaiazzi, A. Luce, R. Maio, F. Marino, M. Cosentino, L. Nosetti, L. Nespoli (Varese, Italy)
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