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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Socioepidemiological studies in obstructive sleep apnoea

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: Y. Peker (Skövde, Sweden), S. Ryan (Dublin, Ireland)
Long term mortality in the overlap syndrome
J. M. Marin, R. DeAndres, J. Alonso, A. Sanchez, S. Carrizo (Zaragoza, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Cheyne Stokes respiration predicts early but not late mortality in patients with severe heart failure
B. Midgren, L. Mared, K. Franklin, S. Berg, L. Erhardt, C. Cline (Lund, Umeå, Malmö, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The prevalence of sleep disordered breathing in subjects with moderate, optimally managed heart failure
A. Benjamin, K. Lewis (Wales, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Prevalence of sleep disordered breathing in stable chronic heart failure: preliminary data
A. Patrizi, M. Serpilli, I. Cammarella, M. Rulli, L. Viglietta, F. Fiorucci, E. Li Bianchi, G. Pulignano, S. Millarelli, L. Di Michele (Rome, Italy)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Snoring is associated with the development of increased systemic inflammation
D. Yoon, I. Baik, H. Kim, K. Jung, S. H. Lee, J. Kim, C. Shin (Ansan, Republic Of Korea)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The role of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in the metabolic syndrome – a population-based study in women
J. Theorell-Haglöw, C. Berne, C. Janson, E. Lindberg (Uppsala, Sweden)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Increased risk of stroke in patients with coronary artery disease and sleep apnea – a 10 year follow-up.
F. Valham, T. Mooe, T. Rabben, H. Stenlund, U. Viklund, K. Franklin (Umeå, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) in mediterranean patients with suspected OSAS
A. Zito, O. Marrone, E. Davi‘, A. Salvaggio, G. Insalaco, V. Bellia, M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and road traffic accidents
J. Valenca, M. Aguiar, M. Garcia, F. Caeiro, F. Todo Bom, M. Felizardo, S. Moreira, R. Sotto-Mayor, A. Bugalho de Almeida (Lisboa, Portugal)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Prevalence and significance of snoring in primary care
B. Khassawneh, Y. Khader, M. Ghazzawi (Irbid, Jordan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Habitual snoring in primary school children: prevalence and associations with sleep related disorders and school performance
U. Sahin, O. Ozturk, M. Ozturk, N. Songur, A. Akkaya (Isparta, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Prevalence of cough and nasal congestion in children presenting to the sleep disorders clinic
A. Riekstin, S. AlSaleh, S. Carpenter, I. Narang (Toronto, ON, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Prevalence and correlation of sleep apnea and degree of productivity among industrial workers in Tanta, Egypt
A. Farhat, W. El-Shimy, A. Abd Ella, G. El-Kholy, B. El-Shafey (Tanta, Egypt)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of obesity – hypoventilation syndrome in Greece
G. Trakada, P. Steiropoulos, A. Tzouvelekis, S. Bikou, D. Bouros (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Symptoms of snoring and sleep apnea in women – a population-based study
E. Lindberg, M. Svensson, K. A. Franklin, J. Theorell-Haglöw, C. Janson (Uppsala, Umeå, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Comparing the sleep-work habits of international & US-born college students
A. Eliasson, A. Eliasson, C. Lettieri (Rockville, MD, Bethesda, MD, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Obstructive sleep apnoea doesn‘t increase risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with arterial hypertension
M. Bolotova, A. Litvin, P. Galitsin, I. Kolos, A. Aksyonova, I. Chazova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Is there an association between self-reported nasal congestion and symptoms of sleep disordered breathing in hospital employees?
S. Hussain, M. Islam, Y. Cloonan, M. Rahbar (Kettering, United Kingdom; Karachi, Pakistan; East Lansing, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Occupational accidents, work performance and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
M. P. Accattoli, G. Muzi, O. Resta, D. Lacedonia, G. Abbritti (Perugia, Bari, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract