Annual Congress Barcelona 2010

Saturday, 18.09.2010
Sunday, 19.09.2010
Monday, 20.09.2010
Tuesday, 21.09.2010
Wednesday, 22.09.2010

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, abstract number.


Material from 2010:
  • 4910 Abstracts
  • 646 Slide presentations
  • 250 Webcasts
  • 97 Handouts
  • 2124 e-posters
  • 250 Multimedia files
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Adenotonsillectomy and paediatric sleep medicine

E-Communication Session
Chairs: W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)
Adenotonsillar tissues and upper airway in children: Dichotomous growth patterns on MRI according to age and snoring
G. Papaioannou, I. Kambas, G. Chrousos, A. Kaditis (Athens, Greece)
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Nocturnal blood pressure dipping in children with obstructive breathing disorders, before and after adenotonsillectomy
S. Weber, V. Samtos, G. Semenzati, T. Gonçalves, L. Cuadrado (Botucatu, Brazil)
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Functional imaging in children with suspected OSA: A pilot study
S. Verhulst, W. Vos, K. Van Hoorenbeeck, R. Salgado, J. De Backer, K. Desager, W. De Backer (Wilrijk, Edegem, Belgium)
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Seated versus supine position using negative expiratory pressure (NEP) to evaluate upper airway collapsibility (UAC) in awake children
H. Larramona, J. McDonough, S. Pinto, P. L. Gallagher, C. Marcus (Sabadell, Spain; , United States Of America)
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The controversial link between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in pediatric population
J. Santos, R. Dela Eva (Quenzon City, Philippines)
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Autonomic cardiac control in children with severe OSAS: Effects of surgical treatment to restore airway patency
E. Caresta, P. Papoff, V. Ferro, S. Bertin, V. Savastano, F. Zardo, M. P. Villa, P. Cascone, F. Midulla, C. Moretti (Italy)
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Sleep respiratory breathing with rapid maxillary expander in children with tonsil hypertrophy
L. Giannasi, R. Hirata, N. Faria, Jr., I. Santos, P. Bosio, L. Sampaio, S. Nacif, F. Leitao Filho, L. V. Oliveira (Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil)
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Late orofacial sequelae and swallowing disorders in OSA children, after adenotonsollectomy
S. Weber, D. Neves, D. Pizzamiglio, P. Perez, A. Branco (Botucatu, Brazil)
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The impact of obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) on serum creatine phosphokinase (CK) levels in children
A. Sakellaropoulou, M. Emporiadou, M. Hatzistilianou, V. Aivazis, F. Athanasiadou Piperopoulou (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Adiposity and low-grade systemic inflammation modulate matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels in Greek children with sleep apnea
E. Alexopoulos, A. Karathanasi, G. Ntamagka, G. Malakasioti, V. Varlami, T. Kiropoulos, S. Oikonomidi, V. Theologi, A. Kaditis, K. Gourgoulianis (Larissa, Greece)
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The effect of sleep time related information and communication technology (STRICT) on sleep patterns and daytime functioning in children and young adults: A pilot study
P. G. Polos, M. Seyffert, S. Bhat, I. Smith, E. Neiman, B. Kabak, D. Gupta, S. Chokroverty (Edison, United States Of America)
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Effect of night symptoms and disease severity on sleep quality in children with bronchiectasis
E. Erdem, R. Ersu, Y. Gokdemir, S. Oktem, Z. S. Uyan, I. Akpinar, F. Karakoc, B. Karadag, E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Sleep study in primary ciliary dyskinesia patients
S. Oktem, R. Ersu, A. Caglar, Z. S. Uyan, E. Cakir, F. Karakoc, B. Karadag, E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Thyroid function and obstructive sleep apnoea – Hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) in childhood
A. Sakellaropoulou, M. Hatzistilianou, M. Emporiadou, V. Aivazis, I. Rousso, F. Athanasiadou Piperopoulou (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Predictors of sleep disordered breathing among pediatric patients with congenital heart disease: A prospective risk factor analysis
B. Delacruz, L. Lao, C. Joseph Hope, A. Guzman-Banzon, T. De Guia, F. Ayuyao, M. Bautista (Quezon City, Philippines)
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Prevalence of sleep disorders in Brazilian children with visual impairment
J. Bolsan, L. V. Oliveira, A. Viviani, C. Moran (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Validation of paediatric sleep questionnaire for assessment of sleep-disordered breathing in Malaysian children: A preliminary study
H. Abdul Latif, J. Ab Rahman, N. Abdul Wahab, N. Mohamed Zainuddin, A. Kassim, R. A. Awang, F. Abdullah, R. Zainal, S. Hussain (Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan, , Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
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