Annual Congress Berlin 2001

Saturday, 22.09.2001
Sunday, 23.09.2001
Monday, 24.09.2001
Tuesday, 25.09.2001
Wednesday, 26.09.2001

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2004; 18: Suppl. 33, abstract number.

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Pathophysiology of OSA

Poster Discussion
Chairs: R. Davies (Oxford, United Kingdom), J. M. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain)

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Usefulness of magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation in assessing upper airway dynamics during wakefulness in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and in normals E. Verin, T. Similowski, F. Series (Quebec, Canada; Paris, France)
CPAP-induced changes in upper airway (UA) dynamics assessed with magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation in awake obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) E. Verin, T. Similowski, F. Series (Quebec, Canada; Paris, France)
Upper airway (UA) change during stable respiration and the breaths preceding obstructive events in patients with sleep-disordered breathing R. Tamisier, J. L. Pepin, B. Wuyam, C. Deschaux, P. Levy (Nice, Grenoble, France)
Upper airway (UAW) pressure-flow response to electrical stimulation (ES) of tongue protrusors (TP) and retractors (TR) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) A. Oliven, J. J. Allan, M. Bennett, P. L. Smith, A. R. Schwartz (Haifa, Israel; Baltimore, United States Of America)
Parallel decrease in airway patency, monitored with forced oscillation technique, and inspiratory central drive, estimated by mouth occlusion pressure (P0.1), during sleep apnea in obese patients B. Hannhart, D. Teculescu, J. J. Medina, D. Quillot, R. Peslin, J. M. Polu (Toul, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France)
Utility of awake impulse oscillometry in detecting upper airway narrowing in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea D. Schembri, E. Veitch, A. Crockett, R. McEvoy (Adelaide, Australia)
In vitro genioglossus function is different in obese and non-obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea M. Carrera, F. Barbe, J. Sauleda, M. Tomas, C. Gomez, A. G. N. Agusti (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
Morning - to - evening blood pressure changes in non-apneic snorers: importance of arousals S. E. Schiza, V. Hoffstein (Toronto, Canada)
The effects of acoustic startle on ventilation during wakefulness and sleep J. P. Cullen, P. Nolan, W. T. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland)
Effects of incremental levels of CPAP on middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity (CBFV) evaluated through transcranial doppler (TCD) in healthy humans R. Scala, P. M. Turkington, P. Wanklyn, J. Bamford, M. W. Elliott (Arezzo, Italy; Leeds, United Kingdom)
Cerebral single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) pattern in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: respiratory function and clinical correlates F. Mormile, D. Selvaggio, A. Petrone, L. Calcagni, A. Russo, G. Zuccalà, M. R. Lo Monaco, C. Marra, R. Antonelli Incalzi, L. Silvagni, A. Giordano (Rome, Italy)
Autonomic changes during obstructive and central apneas in patients with sleep apnea syndrome L. Spicuzza, L. Bernardi, A. Calciati, G. U. Di Maria (Catania, Pavia, Italy)
Leptin in obstructive sleep apnea M. A. Machnick, M. Haske, C. Flashar, W. Zidek, B. Sanner (Herne, Germany)
Angio-inhibitory activity and decreased leptin level in sera from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients D. M. Radomska-Lesniewska, J. Chorostowska-Wynimko, D. Gorecka, E. Sommer, T. M. Zielonka, U. Demkow, R. Plywaczewski, J. Zielinski, E. Skopinska-Rozewska (Warsaw, Poland)
Control of breathing in patients with obstructive sleep apnea according to alcohol use J. A. Verbraecken, M. Willemen, W. Wittesaele, W. De Cock, P. H. Van de Heyning, W. A. De Backer (Maastricht, The Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium)
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and the cytotoxic potential in peripheral blood lymphocytes R. Staats, F. Gruner, S. Sorichter, W. Luttmann, H. Matthys, J. C. Virchow (Freiburg, Germany)
Hyperuricaemia in males with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) R. Plywaczewski, M. Bednarek, L. Jonczak, J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Respiratory responses to chemical stimulation in normocapnic and hypercapnic patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) L. Radwan, R. Plywaczewski, M. Franczuk, P. Boros, Z. Maszczyk, A. Koziorowski, J. Kowalski, J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Daytime ventilatory instability in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) F. Fanfulla, R. Maestri, M. T. La Rovere, C. Bruschi, E. Robbi, G. D. Pinna (Montescano - Pavia, Italy)