M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy), M. Riley (Belfast, United Kingdom)
Late Breaking Abstract: Effect of expiratory flow limitation on quadricep muscle oxygen availability during exercise V. Andrianopoulos, Z. Louvaris, D. Athanasopoulos, S. Spetsioti, C. Roussos, I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece)
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Risk factors for post operative pulmonary complications and mortality in cardiac transplantation S. Savas Bozbas, G. Ulubay, S. Sarinc Ulasli, H. Bozbas, A. Sezgin (Ankara, Turkey)
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Assessment of heart rate and oxygen uptake kinetics in post-myocardial infarction patients: Preliminary results M. Karsten, T. Beltrame, V. R. Neves, M. S. Reis, A. Borghi-Silva, A. M. Catai (Brazil)
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Evaluation of the inflammatory response in two different intensities of exercise in subjects with heart failure D. Pereira, S. Lage, G. Samora, M. C. Alencar, L. Pereira, F. Coelho, V. Parreira, R. Britto (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
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Pulmonary function and cardiopulmonary exercise tests in patients with bronchiectasis S. Yildiz, O. Deniz, S. Gumus, E. Tozkoparan, M. Ozkan, H. Bilgic (Eskisehir, Ankara, Turkey)
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Ergospirometry findings in patients with scleroderma in relation to concurrent pulmonary hypertension E. Kaimakamis, S. Tryfon, S. Kamali, V. Peglidou, P. Boura, N. Galanis (Exohi Thessalonikis, Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Is walking capacity reduced in symptomatic GOLD I COPD? O. Diaz, J. Klaassen, C. Lisboa, F. Saldias (Santiago, Chile)
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Cardiorespiratory responses to maximal wheelchair and arm crank exercise in persons with tetraplegia S. Hostettler, L. Leuthold, J. Brechbühl, G. Mueller, S. K. Illi, C. M. Spengler (Zurich, Nottwil, Switzerland)
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Lactate release and acid-base-changes in exhaled breath condensate at rest and after incremental exercise E. M. Marek, J. Volke, K. Mueckenhoff, P. Platen, W. Marek (Bochum, Germany)
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Lactate release in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) during 6-minute walk tests in healthy elder subjects W. Pohl, E. M. Marek, Y. Friz, K. Mueckenhoff, P. Platen, W. Marek (Bochum, Germany)
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A new approach for exhaled breath condensate analysis by calculating the release of mediators per minute, standardised for the total water vapour in exhaled air E. M. Marek, J. Volke, K. Mueckenhoff, P. Platen, W. Marek (Bochum, Germany)
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Shuttle walking test – 12 or 15 levels what is better for healthy individuals? A. M. Cartaxo, R. Caldeira, A. L. P. Albuquerque, U. D. P. Santos (Brazil)
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Detection of the ventilatory compensation point (VCP) during cycling (C) and treadmill (T) incremental exercise P. Onorati, D. Martolini, M. Internullo, L. Sardo, C. Antonaglia, A. Steffanina, A. Ferrazza, P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
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Estimated maximal voluntary ventilation based on FEV1: Not always an accurate procedure F. Polisel, J. Marcos Salge, J. Martins Rocha, M. Lima Barbosa Pinto, V. Aparecida Leão Pavezi, A. Albuquerque (Brazil)
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Effects of hyperoxia on power-duration relationships in healthy subjects M. Internullo, A. M. Ferrazza, P. Marinelli, D. Martolini, L. Sardo, P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing preoperative assessment: Physician perspectives A. Uthayakumar, A. Uthayakumar, D. Murphy, J. Thiagarajan, T. Win (Stevenage, United Kingdom)
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Alterations of erythrocytes forms in respiratory failure and their correction in patients with myasthenia I. Baybekov, D. Ismailov, B. Saidkhanov, D. Maksumov, A. Butaev (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
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The effects of acute intermittent hypoxia on cardiovascular parameters in normotensive and chronic hypobaric hypoxia-induced hypertensive rabbits M. O. Yaman, N. Yelmen, I. Güner, H. Uzun, G. Sahin (Turkey)
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Effects of one-leg exercise training on mitochondrial function in COPD patients E. Brønstad, O. Rognmo, H. Dedichen, I. Kirkeby-Garstad, S. Steinshamn (Trondheim, Norway)
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Predictors of self experienced dyspnea during the six minute walk test in COPD patients M. Waatevik, P. Bakke, J. Hardie, T. Eagan (Bergen, Norway)
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