András Bikov (Budapest, Hungary), Eric D. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa), Wouter H. van Geffen (Groningen, Netherlands), Laura Fregonese (London, United Kingdom)
LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Exploratory study of clinical phenotypes of airways disease with wheezing by cluster analysis Guo Yanfei (Beijing, China), Guo Yanfei, Ning Pu, Sun Tieying
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LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Validation of the DECAF score to predict hospital mortality in exacerbations of COPD Carlos Echevarria (Newcastle, United Kingdom), Carlos Echevarria, John Steer, Karen Heslop, Chris Stenton, Peter Hickey, Rodney Hughes, Meme Wijesinghe, Richard N. Harrison, Nick Steen, John Simpson, G. John Gibson, Stephen C. Bourke
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LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in COPD and its association with severity of disease Basanta Hazarika (Gawahati, India), Basanta Hazarika, M.K. Raghavendra, Sushmita Choudhary, Nita Basumotary, Kripash Sarmah, Jogesh Sharma
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LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Awareness of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Erhan Ugurlu (Denizli, Turkey), Erhan Ugurlu, Hakan Alkan, Göksel Altinisik, Mukaddes Sener, Nese Dursunoglu, Sevin Baser, Sibel Özkurt, Fatma Evyapan
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Cost and effectiveness of 2 years integrated care intervention in COPD Maurizio Moretti (Modena, Italy), Francesco Costa, Anna Porcu, Sara Balestracci, David Mignani, Fabiola Magnani, Tiziana Pianta, Biagio Marsiglia, Mariella Polselli, Andrea Macuzzi, Aldo Casani, Maurizio Moretti
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Role of tuberculosis in COPD Hakan Günen (Istanbul, Turkey), Hakan Gunen, Halil Ibrahim Yakar, Erkan Pehlivan, Pinar Atagün, Selma Aydogan, Aylin Babalik, Ümmühan Selvi, Tülay Yarkin, Begüm Aritan
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Evaluation of individual activity descriptors of the MRC dyspnoea scale: Do they add up? Janelle Yorke (Manchester, United Kingdom), Janelle Yorke, Adam Garrow, Sarah Tyson, Naimat Khan, Chris Gibbons, Dave Singh, Jorgen Vestbo, Paul Jones
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Degree of knowledge among physicians about the diagnosis and treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Esquinas Esquinas Lopez (Lleida, Spain), Cristina Esquinas, Miriam Barrecheguren, Esther Rodriguez, Maria Sucena, Sandra Fernandez, Marc Miravitlles
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COPD exacerbation: Influence of severity and type of systemic inflammation on the hospitalizations rate Kateryna Gashynova (Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine), Kateryna Gashynova
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Features of skeletal muscle dysfunction in COPD patients with obesity Vitalii Poberezhets (Vinnytsia, Ukraine), Vitalii Poberezhets, Yuriy Mostovoy, Hanna Demchuk
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Can we consider the "frequent exacerbator" a reliable COPD phenotype? Francesca Bigazzi (Firenze, Italy), Francesca Bigazzi, Alessio Garcea, Elena Torricelli, Viola Bonti, Matteo Paoletti, Gianna Camiciottoli, Massimo Pistolesi
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Costs of the patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a tertiary university hospital of Turkey Can Öztürk (Ankara, Turkey), Fatma Yildirim, Murat Türk, Can Öztürk
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Comorbidities in elderly smokers with COPD or CHF Bianca Beghe (Modena, Italy), Bianca Beghé, Alessia Verduri, Martina Garofalo, Sara Balduzzi, Monica Bortolotti, Michela Schito, Enrico Clini, Leonardo M. Fabbri, Piera Boschetto
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Comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Results of a national multicenter research project Renata Rubinsztajn (Warsaw, Poland), Renata Rubinsztajn, Marta Maskey-Warzechowska, Krzysztof Karwat, Ryszarda Chazan
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Predictors of coronary heart disease in patients with COPD Anastasiia Savytska (Vinnitsa, Ukraine), Anastasiia Savytska
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The relation of CAT and BODE index in assessing patients with COPD in sub Saharan Africa: Is CAT alone simple and good enough? Akor Alexander (Abuja, Nigeria), Alexander Akor, G.E Erhabor, Obaseki Daniel
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Biomarkers in COPD- The role of resistin and leptin Vlasios Vitsas (Athens, Greece), Vlasios Vitsas, Kardara Matina, Vasileiou Aliki, Koutsoukou Antonia, Michalopoulou Pinelopi, Orfanos Stylianos, Tsoukalas Georgios, Kotanidou Anastasia
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What is the best biomarker of COPD stability? Bogdana Basina (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine), Bogdana Basina, Tetyana Pertseva, Lyudmila Konopkina
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Proteinase-inhibitor system state in patients with COPD Olena B. Pavlenko (Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine), Elena Pavlenko, Tetyana Pertseva
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