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.



Pulmonary circulation: chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, imaging and biomarkers

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Quarck (Leuven, Belgium), J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge, United Kingdom), D. Bonderman (Vienna, Austria)
Riociguat improves excessive exercise ventilation in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
R. Pulcheri Ramos, P. Figueiredo, E. V. M. Ferreira, C. Messina, R. Oliveira, J. A. Neder, L. E. Nery, J. Sonoe Ota Arakaki (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Usefulness of optical coherence tomography for diagnosis and treatment in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
K. Sugimura, Y. Fukumoto, Y. Miura, K. Nochioka, S. Tatebe, S. Yamamoto, M. Miura, K. Satoh, H. Shimokawa (Sendai, Japan)
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Riociguat for the treatment of inoperable CTEPH or persistent/recurrent PH after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA): A responder analysis from the phase III CHEST-1 study
A. M. D'Armini, H. A. Ghofrani, N. H. Kim, E. Mayer, G. Simonneau, M. R. Wilkins, T. Pulido, A. Fritsch, N. Davie, M. M. Hoeper (Pavia, Italy; Giessen, Bad Nauheim, Wuppertal, Hannover, Germany; San Diego, United States Of America; Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; London, United Kingdom; Mexico City, Mexico)
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Pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with distal lesions
A. M. D'Armini, M. Morsolini, G. Mattiucci, V. Grazioli, N. Vistarini, R. Dore (Pavia, Italy)
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Effect of obstructive lung disease on mosaic attenuation patern in CTEPH patient
E. Eryuksel, B. Yildizeli, C. Cimsit, S. Olgun Tandogdu, S. Karakut (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Is pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) beneficial for the elderly? An analysis of quality of life (QoL) outcomes for older patients
N. Doughty, L. Sharples, G. Hardman, J. Pepke-Zaba, D. Jenkins (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Symptom-related telephone monitoring and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the pulmonary embolism follow-up for early detection of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
M. Held, A. Hesse, R. Holl, T. Romen, F. Walter, G. Huebner, B. Jany (Wuerzburg, Germany)
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Splenectomy delays thrombus resolution
M. Frey, S. Alias, M. P. Winter, B. Redwan, G. Stuebiger, A. Panzenboeck, J. Jakowitsch, H. Bergmeister, K. T. Preissner, I. Lang (Vienna, Giessen, Austria; Muenster, Germany)
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Repeated embolization and fibrinolysis inhibition induce chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in rabbits
R. Quarck, A. Ronisz, M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
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Hypoperfusion is the main risk factor for the development of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in CTEPH
M. Szturmowicz, K. Oniszh, E. Wilinska, A. Kacprzak, E. Augustynowicz-Kopec, M. Kurzyna, M. Wieteska, A. Torbicki, J. Kus (Warsaw, Otwock, Poland)
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The management and follow-up of pulmonary embolism (PE) at a district general hospital: Are we missing CTEPH?
A. Awad, V. Shah, S. Brewster, S. Mawkin, D. Morgan (Bournemouth, United Kingdom)
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Comparison of prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and distal chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
C. Hadinnapola, C. Treacy, C. McCabe, T. Birks, N. Morrell, J. Pepke Zaba (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Vena cava filter occlusion and venous thromboembolism risk in persistently anticoagulated patients. Long-term follow-up of 243 patients
B. Hajduk, G. Malek, P. Kuca, W. Tomkowski (Warsaw, Poland)
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Vena cava filter in patients With pulmoner embolism: Long-term results
S. Ozsu, N. Ozcelik, M. H. Ozturk, T. Ozlu (Trabzon, Turkey)
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The six-minute walking test accompanied by pulse oximetry and ventilation assessment in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
V. Bystrov, T. Martynyuk, O. Arhipova, P. Galitsin, I. Chazova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Prognostic significance of 6-minute walk test in non-group 1 pulmonary hypertension
R. Golpe, O. Castro-Añón, L. A. Pérez de Llano, C. González-Juanatey, M. C. Muñiz-Fernández, A. Testa-Fernández, R. Pérez-Fernández (Lugo, Spain)
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Quantitative estimation of lung perfusion scintigraphy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, receiving bosentan treatment
O. Arkhipova, T. Martynyuk, L. Samoilenko, V. Sergienko, I. Chazova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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The evaluation of local right ventricle contractility in patients with COPD
O. Zhuk, A. Gichkin, V. Petley, A. Alexandrov (Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Value of chest radiography in predicting pulmonary hypertension
E. Airò, S. Monti, R. Pancani, C. Bauleo, B. Formichi, C. Marini, M. Miniati (Pisa, Firenze, Italy)
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Administration of fibrin Bbeta15-42 (FX06) delays venous thrombus resolution
S. Alias, B. Redwan, M. P. Winter, A. Panzenboeck, J. Jakowitsch, P. Petzelbauer, I. M. Lang (Vienna, Austria; Muenster, Germany)
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