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:
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  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
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Metabolic and sex-related aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Valipour (Vienna, Austria), B. Buyse (Leuven, Belgium)
CPAP decreases elevated plasma levels of soluble tumor necrosis factor-α receptor 1 in OSAS patients
M. A. Arias, A. Alonso-Fernández, F. García-Río, M. De la Peña, J. Pierola, A. Barceló, L. Rodríguez-Padial, A. Agustí García (Toledo, Castilla La Mancha, Palma de Mallorca, Baleares, Madrid, Bunyola
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A randomized, cross-over, placebo-controlled study of the effects of CPAP upon oxidative stress and nitrate deficiency in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
A. Alonso-Fernández, F. García-Río, M. A. Arias, A. Hernanz, M. De la Peña, J. Pierola, A. Barceló, A. Agustí García (Palma de Mallorca, Madrid, Toledo, Bunyola, Spain)
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Decrement in microalbuminuria after CPAP therapy
Z. Z. Ucar, Z. Asuk, C. Kirakli, P. Cimen, G. Tibet (Izmir, Turkey)
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Long term effect of APAP on C-reactive protein and IL-6 in obstructive sleep apnoea patients
M. Drummond, J. C. Winck, J. T. Guimaraes, A. C. Santos, J. Almeida, J. A. Marques (Porto, Portugal)
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Glucose metabolism markers in non-diabetic OSAS patients. Effect of compliance to CPAP treatment
P. Steiropoulos, N. Papanas, E. Nena, V. Tsara, G. Trakada, A. Tzouvelekis, C. Fytili, P. Christaki, D. Bouros (Alexandroupolis, Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Amelioration of immune system activation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients after continuous positive airway pressure treatment
P. Steiropoulos, I. Kotsianidis, V. Tsara, E. Nena, O. Hatzizisi, G. Kyriazis, M. Froudarakis, P. Christaki, D. Bouros (Alexandroupolis, Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Association of serum retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP4) levels and OSAS severity. Effect of long-term CPAP treatment
P. Steiropoulos, A. Tzouvelekis, V. Tsara, E. Nena, V. Vasdekis, O. Hatzizisi, G. Kyriazis, G. Trakada, P. Christaki, D. Bouros (Alexandroupolis, Thessaloniki, Athens, Greece)
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Severe sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes and beneficial effects of CPAP on nocturnal glucose control
M. Pallayova, V. Donic, Z. Tomori (Kosice, Slovakia)
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Blood rheological properties during six month CPAP treatment in patients with sleep apnea syndrome
M. Tazbirek, S. Skoczynski, L. Slowinska, M. Ograbek-Krol, W. Pierzchala (Katowice, Silesia, Zabrze, Silesia, Poland)
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Does PAP treatment in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients change functional MRI activation?
V. Castronovo, N. Canessa, D. Perani, M. Consonni, A. Bruschi, S. Cappa, A. Falini, A. Iadanza, A. Oldani, L. Ferini Strambi (Milan, Italy)
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Microalbuminuria in patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), before and after CPAP use
C. Liavvas, E. Daskalopoulou, E. Vlachogiannis, O. Nikitidou, E. Mastrogiannidou, N. Dombros (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Incident diabetes mellitus is gender-dependent in a middle-aged sleep clinic cohort: a 16-year follow-up
Y. Peker, L. Grote, J. Hedner (Skövde, Gothenburg, Sweden)
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Impact of gender on the relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea and hypertension in an otherwise healthy middle-aged sleep clinic cohort
E. Thunström, S. Thorvaldsson, J. Hedner, L. Grote, Y. Peker (Skövde, Gothenburg, Sweden)
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Comparison between subjective and objective measurements in the evaluation of erectile dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea – hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS)
P. Vaios, F. Sofras, I. Bouloukaki, V. Moniaki, N. Siafakas, S. Schiza (Heraklion, Crete, Greece)
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Gender-related differences in compliance with continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea
M. Ruis, I. Mikulic, F. Tichelmann, O. C. Burghuber, A. Valipour (Vienna, Austria)
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Gender differences in Saudi patients with sleep apnea
H. Alotair, A. BaHammam (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
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Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in the elderly: differences regarding the gender
D. Georgopoulos, K. Varela, E. Tsatsi, G. Androutsopoulos, C. Stavropoulou, I. Lichros (Patras, Greece)
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Gender differences in the sleep study in the patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
K. J. Tang, Z. P. Li, H. Liao, Y. F. Luo, Y. Zhong, Y. B. Zhou, C. M. Xie (Guangzhou/Guangdong, China)
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Neck circumference – gender and comorbidity differences in OSA patients
S. Mihaicuta, S. Ursoniu, D. Muntean, D. Krohn, M. Marc, D. I. Marincu, D. Lighezan, V. Tudorache (Timisoara, Romania)
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Impact of menopause and body mass index on prevalence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
S. Cuozzo, A. Propati, G. Paone, F. Benassi (Rome, Italy)
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