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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The upper airway and oral appliances

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Tamisier (Grenoble, France), O. Vanderveken (Overbroek, Belgium)
Optimal positive airway pressure predicts oral appliance response to obstructive sleep apnoea
S. Tsuiki, M. Kobayashi, Y. Inoue (Tokyo, Japan)
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Interleukin 1-beta (IL-1β) and the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treated with mandibular advancement device (MAD)
A. Kania, A. Nizankowska-Jedrzejczyk, P. Nastalek, F. Mejza, E. Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, A. Undas (Krakow, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Efficacy of mandibular advancement appliance in moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. A prospective randomised study
F. Portier, J. B. Kerbrat, X. Buffet, C. Tardif, L. C. Molano, J. F. Muir (Rouen, France)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
An objective assessment of the effectiveness of mandibular advancement devices in home use
K. Burgess, A. Burgess, H. Lamy (Sydney, Australia)
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How mandibular advancement modulates genioglossus muscle activity in obstructive sleep apnoea?
F. Almeida, S. Tsuiki, Y. Inoue, A. Lowe (Vancouver, Canada; Tokyo, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Patient selection for oral appliance treatment using of functional imaging and drug-induced sleep endoscopy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
W. Vos, O. Vanderveken, J. De Backer, H. De Laet, J. Verbraecken, W. De Backer, P. Van de Heyning, M. Braem (Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A thermoplastic mandibular advancement device for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
K. Kuppens, B. Kelder, F. J. Visser, Y. Berk, R. Janssen (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Mechanical interaction between the tongue and the velopharynx in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
Y. Dotan, T. Galibroda, A. Netzer, L. Gaitini, A. Oliven (Haifa, Israel)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Movement of genioglossus muscle during quiet breathing using ultrasound imaging
B. C. H. Kwan, J. E. Butler, L. E. Bilston, S. Gandevia (Randwick, Australia)
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Assessment of speech and voice dysfunctions in patients with sleep related breathing disorders
N. AbdelWahab, M. El-Banna (Egypt)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
A study of prevalence of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in treated, locoregionally controlled oral cancer
S. Tandon, S. Ansari, A. Khutarkar, S. Rajan, P. Pai, P. Chaturvedi, D. Chaukar, J. Deodhar, J. Agarwal, S. Laskar, P. Yadav, Q. Ahmad, R. Havaldar, A. D‘Cruz (Mumbai, India)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Analysis of anatomical and functional determinants of obstructive sleep apnoea
K. Aihara, T. Oga, Y. Chihara, Y. Harada, K. Tanizawa, K. Watanabe, T. Handa, T. Hitomi, T. Tsuboi, M. Mishima, K. Chin (Japan)
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Influence of nasal obstruction (NO) on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adaptation problems
J. Garrido, J. Marin, C. Pilar, S. Amparo, P. Antonio (Don Benito, Badajoz, Merida, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea and sleep bruxism symptoms in a dentist office
L. Giannasi, R. Hirata, N. Faria, Jr., I. Santos, P. Bosio, S. Nacif, F. Leitão Filho, L. V. Oliveira (Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
High prevalence of sleep apnea syndrome and systemic hypertension at patients with acromegaly
C. Ardelean, D. Amzar, I. Zosin, V. Tudorache, S. Mihaicuta (Timisoara, Romania)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Airway and sleep disorders in acromegaly patients
O. Turan, B. Akinci, A. O. Ikiz, O. Itil, I. Oztura, E. Ada, B. Akdeniz, S. Yener, M. Kaya, F. Dinc Elibol, A. Gedik, A. Comlekci (Izmir, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Sleep endoscopy revealed high prevalence of larynx and hypopharynx obstructions in sleep apnea patients
Y. L. Ni, Y. L. Lo, C. W. Hsu, T. Y. Lin, Y. F. Fang, H. P. Kuo (Taipei, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Anatomical risk factors for increased retropalatal mechanical loads in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Y. Li, J. Ye, D. Han, T. Z. Li, N. Lin, Z. Wang, C. Liang, A. Sperry (Beijing, China; Windermere, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster