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.



The heart of the matter: sleep disordered breathing

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: M. Kohler (Zurich, Switzerland), A. Kaditis (Piraeus, Greece), R. Tkacova (Kosice, Slovakia), O. Marrone (Palermo, Italy)
Association among sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension in highlanders
T. D. Latshang, M. Furian, S. Aeschbacher, S. Ulrich, A. K. Myrzaakmatova, B. Osmonov, E. M. Mirrakhimov, T. Sooronbaev, A. Aldashev, K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
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Long term reduction of blood pressure in young and elderly hypertensive patients with sleep apnea syndrome treated with CPAP
A. E. Malaut, O. C. Deleanu, A. Donoaica, R. Ulmeanu, F. D. Mihaltan (Bucharest, Oradea, Romania)
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Daytime sleepiness and cardiovascular complications in moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients
R. Plywaczewski, A. Czyzak-Gradkowska, P. Bielen, M. Targowska, P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
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P wave dispersion and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
M. Metwally, S. Roshdy, M. Abdel Ghany, A. Abd El Razik (Assiut, Egypt)
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Fractal behaviour of heart rate variability reflects abnormal respiration patterns in OSAS patients
A. De Felice, G. D'Addio, M. Cesarelli, G. Balzano, A. Accardo (Telese Terme, Naples, Trieste, Italy)
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Experimental model effect of apnoe on some ECG parameters in chronobiological dependence
I. Bacová, S. Gresová, J. Stimmelová, A. Mikulaková, Z. Kollárová, V. Donic, P. Svorc (Ko¿ice, Slovakia)
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Nocturnal hypertension, nondipping phenomenon and target organ damage in osa patients - the bad and the worse
R. Cherneva, O. Georgiev, D. Petrova, R. Bilyukov, T. Mondeshki, E. Manov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
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Cardiovascular risk evaluation using two different methods of pulse Wave analysis
H. Hoch, F. Hinz, M. Trepel, B. Sanner (Duesseldorf, Wuppertal, Germany; Odense, Denmark)
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Assessment of relationship between snoring and ischemic heart disease
A. Mozafari, Z. Afrakhteh, F. SHAKERI (QOM, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Hypertension among obstructive sleep apnea patients compared to controls. Two year change after starting treatment with CPAP
B. Benedikstdottir, T. Gislason, E. S. Arnardottir (Reykjavik, Iceland)
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Heart rate variability in obstructive sleep apnea: A non linear analysis
R. Trimer, F. Sousa Melo Costa, R. Gonçalves Mendes, L. Maria Malosá Sampaio, A. Delfino Oliveira Júnior, F. Aletti, R. Arena, A. Borghi- Silva (São Carlos, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Milano, Italy; Albuquerque, United States Of America)
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Different effects of adaptive servoventilation therapy in awake and asleep heart failure patients with Cheyne-Stokes respiration and healthy volunteers
O. Oldenburg, J. Spießhöfer, J. Heinrich, C. Efken, R. Lehmann, T. Bitter, D. Horstkotte (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany)
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Changes of complexity of pulse wave signal after elimination of sleep apnea
J. Radlinski, D. Zou, L. Grote, J. Hedner, W. Tomalak (Rabka-Zdrój, Poland; Gothenburg, Sweden)
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Acute hemodynamic effects of a therapy with adaptive servoventilation in patients with heart failure compared to healthy volunteers
O. Oldenburg, J. Spießhöfer, J. Heinrich, R. Lehmann, C. Efken, B. Körber, T. Bitter, H. Fox, D. Horstkotte (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany)
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The influence of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on echocardiographic parameters of systolic and diastolic function of the left ventricle
M. Sova, E. Sovova, M. Hobzova, J. Zapletalova, S. Panakova, M. Zurkova, E. Koukalova, V. Kolek (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
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Heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure (BP) changes in patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD) following setup of non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
M. Ramsay, M. F. Pengo, J. Jeran, N. Hart, J. Steier (London, United Kingdom; Ljubljana, Slovenia)
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A worse cardiac function revealed by TDI in patients with congestive heart failure and Cheyne-Stokes breathing
D. Lacedonia, M. Correale, G. E. Carpagnano, T. Passero, L. Forte, M. di Biase, M. P. Foschino Barbaro (Foggia, Italy)
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome as factor of arrhythmic syndrome emergence and increase of cardiovascular risk in patients with COPD
O. S. Khmel', V. V. Rodionova, L. A. Glinyana, N. A. But (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
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Anthropometric markers of adiposity and visceral adiposity index (VAI) in patients with OSA
E. Mazzuca, O. Marrone, A. M. Marotta, A. Castrogiovanni, C. Esquinas, M. Buttacavoli, F. Barbé, A. Barcelo', M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy; Lleida, Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
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Genetic predisposition to arterial hypertension in patients with OSA
P. Bielicki, M. Barnas, K. Brzoska, L. Jonczak, R. Plywaczewski, M. Kumor, T. Stepkowski, R. Chazan, M. Kruszewski, P. Sliwnski (Warsaw, Poland)
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