Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.


Material from 2008:
  • 3952 Abstracts
  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
  • 316 Multimedia files
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Weight control and comorbidity in obstructive sleep apnoea

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: M. Eijsvogel (Enschede, Netherlands), I. Fietze (Berlin, Germany)
Does surgical weight loss improve (or cure) obstructive sleep apnea? A meta-analysis
D. Greenburg, C. Lettieri, A. Eliasson (Washington DC, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The importance of sleep studies in morbidly obese patients prior to bariatric surgery
M. A. Nieto, J. L. Álvarez-Sala, J. M. Fernández, M. A. Rubio, C. Fernández (Madrid, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Impact of weight loss following bariatric surgery on sleep respiratory disorders, in patients with morbid obesity (MO) and concomitant obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
M. Gasa, N. Salord, M. J. Manuel, S. Perez, N. Vilarrasa, C. Masdevall, C. Monasterio (Hospitalet Llobregat/Barcelona, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Heart rate variability analysis during sleep in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea submitted a bariatric surgery
C. M. Plens, M. L. Shah, P. C. Bosio, L. C. Giannasi, L. V. F. Oliveira (Sao Jose dos Campos – SP, Ribeirao Preto – SP, Sao Paulo – SP, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
CPAP use and weight control in obese OSA patient improves by a tele-assistance program.
F. Fanfulla, A. E. Taurino, N. D‘Artavilla Lupo, M. Piran, S. Scalvini, C. Fracchia (Pavia, Montescano, Lumezzane, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Weight changes and CPAP pressure in obesity patients with SAHS
E. Serasli, M. Antoniadou, M. Matzourani, A. Chasiotou, P. Christaki, V. Tsara (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Body composition correlates with the severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
S. Lovin, R. Bercea, C. Cojocaru, G. Rusu, T. Mihaescu (Galati, Iasi, Romania)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The frequency of rhinitis in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
O. T. Dogan, O. Abadoglu, E. Cakmak (Sivas, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Nocturnal hypoxia as an additional factor of functional kidney damage in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
M. Czystowska, A. Skoczylas, J. Czerniawska, R. Plywaczewski, D. Gorecka, P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Do nocturnal apnoeas contribute to increased cardiovascular risk in end stage renal disease patients?
M. Sivalingam, S. Mowatt, K. Hall, I. Chakravorty, K. Farrington (Stevenage, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Dental status in obstructive aleep apnea syndrome patients
P. Korczynski, A. Nowogorska, K. Gorska, P. Bielicki, R. Chazan (Warsaw, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Relationship between age and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
R. Plywaczewski, A. Skoczylas, M. Czystowska, D. Gorecka, P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Sleep apnea in patients with heart failure effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure
J. J. Blanco-Pérez, I. Parente-Lamela, R. Almazán-Ortega, M. Tumbeiro-Novoa, C. Zamarrón-Sanz, M. García-García, P. Marcos-Velazquez, M. Toubes-Navarro, C. Fernandez-Alvarez (Ourense, Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Outcome of periodic leg movements (PLMs) in sleep apnea patients after continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) treatment
F. Cheliout-Heraut, P. Deblois, N. Zrek, H. Khemliche, F. Bour (Garches, Gonesse, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Microalbuminuria in sleep apnea patients: correlation with sleep and blood pressure parameters
C. Liavvas, E. Daskalopoulou, O. Nikitidou, N. Kartali, Z. Koukoulidou, E. Vlachogiannis, N. Dombros (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Predictor factors of nocturnal hypoventilation in primary neuromuscular diseases
S. Merai, J. Ben Amar, H. Daghfous, S. BenMrad, F. Tritar (Ariana, Tunisia)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Respiratory function and sleep respiratory disorders in facio-scapulo-humeral dystrophy (FSHD)
G. Bourdin, F. Philit, T. Petitjean, P. Le Cam, C. Guerin (Lyon, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Association between sleep related breathing disorders and trauma
Z. Z. Ucar, S. Olcay, A. U. Demir, R. Ozacar (Izmir, Ankara, Turkey)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Usefulness of sleep studies in patients with neuromuscular diseases
C. Senent Español, E. Gómez-Merino, E. Chiner Vives, J. Signes-Costa Miñana, A. L. Andreu Rodríguez, A. Camarasa Escrig, J. N. Sancho Chust, J. M. Arriero Marín, J. Marco Such (San Juan de Alicante, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
V. Castronovo, P. Scifo, D. Perani, S. Cappa, A. Falini, M. Aloia, V. Ginex, L. Ferini Strambi (Milan, Italy; Denver, CO, United States Of America)
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