International Congress Barcelona 2013

Saturday, 07.09.2013
Sunday, 08.09.2013
Monday, 09.09.2013
Tuesday, 10.09.2013
Wednesday, 11.09.2013

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, abstract number.



Heart, blood and metabolism in sleep disordered breathing

Poster Discussion
Chairs: J.L. Pepin (Grenoble, France), M. Arzt (Regensburg, Germany)
Effect of 3-month CPAP treatment on blood pressure and serum aldosterone concentration in patients with resistant hypertension
P. Lloberes, G. Sampol, E. Espinel, A. Segarra, M. Ferrer, O. Romero, M. J. Jurado, M. A. Ramon, D. Untoria, M. A. Martinez Garcia (Barcelona, Valencia, Spain)
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The effect of simulated obstructive hypopnea and apnea on thoracic aortic wall transmural pressures
C. F. Clarenbach, G. Camen, N. A. Sievi, C. Wyss, J. R. Stradling, M. Kohler (Zurich, Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Acute improvement of pulmonary hemodynamics does not alleviate Cheyne-Stokes respiration in chronic heart failure - a randomized, controlled, double-blind, crossover trial
T. Bitter, A. Zwenke, Z. Dimitriadis, T. Fischbach, M. Möllenberg, J. Dohrmann, C. Prinz, M. Afsah, D. Horstkotte, O. Oldenburg (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany)
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OSAS severity is associated to decreased heart rate turbulence slope
A. De Felice, G. D'Addio, M. Romano, G. Balzano, M. Cesarelli (Telese Terme, Naples, Italy)
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Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing related symptoms and results from an objective vigilance test in patients with chronic heart failure
T. Geib, A. Hetzenecker, N. Plappert, W. Reinhard, G. Riegger, M. Pfeifer, M. Arzt (Regensburg, Donaustauf, Germany)
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Relationship between sympathetic activity and blood pressure in OSA patients
R. Tamisier, D. Lacedonia, J. P. Baguet, J. L. Pepin, P. Levy (Grenoble Cedex 09, France; Foggia, Italy)
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Vasopressin, atrial natriuretic peptide and adrenomedullin as markers of hypoxic stress in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
P. Grendelmeier, W. Strobel, T. Schmid, K. Jahn, M. Tamm, D. Stolz (Basel, Solothurn, Switzerland)
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Alterations in platelets according to the severity of obstructive syndrome of apnoea-hypopnea
C. Saraiva, V. Areias, J. Romero, P. Viegas, E. Patricio, U. Brito (Faro, Portugal)
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Day-night pattern of defibrillator shocks in patients with chronic heart failure: The impact of Cheyne-Stokes respiration and obstructive sleep apnoea
T. Bitter, A. Zwenke, N. Prib, Z. Dimitriadis, C. Prinz, D. Horstkotte, O. Oldenburg (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany)
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Brain oxidative stress induced by recurrent obstructive apneas: Old versus young rats
M. Dalmases, A. Planas, M. Torres, L. Marquez-Kisinousky, I. Almendros, C. Embid, M. A. Martinez, R. Farre, J. M. Montserrat (Barcelona, Bunyola, Valencia, Spain)
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Serum vitamin D levels are associated with markers of hypoxia in obstructive sleep apnea patients
E. Nena, K. Archontogeorgis, M. Xanthoudaki, P. Boglou, A. Koulelidis, T. Constantinidis, M. Froudarakis, A. Zisimopoulos, D. Bouros, P. Steiropoulos (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Rhythm control decreased severity of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with atrial fibrillation following cardioversion
H. Fox, T. Bitter, D. Horstkotte, O. Oldenburg (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany)
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Association between plasma haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) concentration and overnight desaturation in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients without diabetes
R. Plywaczewski, P. Bielen, A. Czyzak-Gradkowska, M. Targowska, P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
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Inflammatory markers, lipids and metabolic hormones in lung transplant recipients with obstructive sleep apnea
F. Kruse, T. Rabis, B. E. Kleibrink, Y. Wang, N. Langguth, M. Broecker-Preuss, A. Jaeger, G. Weinreich, M. Kamler, H. Teschler, U. Sommerwerck (Essen, Germany)
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BP control in OSA patients is independent of antihypertensive (AH) regimen
L. N. Diogo, P. Pinto, C. Bárbara, E. C. Monteiro, A. L. Papoila (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Fixed pressure (FP) versus auto-adjusting continuous positive airway pressure (autoCPAP): Comparison of efficacy in reducing blood pressure, a randomized controlled trial
J. L. Pepin, J. P. Baguet, R. Tamisier, B. Lepaulle, F. Arbib, N. Arnol, J. F. Timsit, P. Levy (Grenoble Cedex 09, Echirolles, La Tronche, France)
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Evaluation of variables related with sympathetic activity in obstructive sleep apnea patients with and without excessive daytime sleepiness
M. Sánchez-de-la-Torre, J. Durán-Cantolla, A. Sánchez-de-la-Torre, C. Esquinas, G. Cao, F. Barbé (Lleida/Madrid, Spain)
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FACE: A prospective multicentre observational cohort study in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and central sleep apnoea (CSA) treated with adaptive servoventilation (ASV)
M. P. d'Ortho, R. Tamisier, P. Levy, T. Damy, J. M. Davy, L. Morin, J. L. Pepin (Paris, Grenoble, Creteil, Montpellier, Saint Priest, France)
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