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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Control of breathing and respiratory disorders during sleep

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), V. Donic (Kosice, Slovakia)
Automatic CPAP performance in sleep apnea patients with associated COPD
A. Guerrero, C. Embid, R. Farre, F. Masa, F. Barbe, M. D. M. Centelles, J. M. Montserrat (Monterrey, Barcelona, Caceres, Lerida, Spain)
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The condition of circadian rhythm of respiratory system in COPD patients depends on obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnea syndrome
K. Rajabov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
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Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in patients with asthma
N. Akin, A. N. Annakkaya, O. Balbay, P. Arbak, U. Toru (Duzce, Turkey)
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Phrenic neuropathy: an unrecognized factor worsening obesity hypoventilation and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
N. Coppens, G. Maury, L. Delaunois, E. Marchand (Yvoir, Belgium)
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Obstructive sleep apnea and nocturnal hypoventilation in adults and children with cystic fibrosis
G. Di Maria, L. Spicuzza, C. Sciuto, V. Tomarchio, M. La Rosa (Catania, Italy)
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Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: efficacy and predictive failure factors for CPAP treatment
N. Salord, R. Miralda, A. Farré, M. Carreras, M. Mayos (Barcelona, Spain)
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Comparison of plasma NT-proBNP level in overlap syndrome (obstructive sleep apnoea + chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
R. Plywaczewski, P. Bielen, A. Skoczylas, M. Czystowska, D. Gorecka, P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
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Obstructive pulmonary disorder is a potential risk factor of cardiovascular diseases in obstructive sleep apnea
S. Osanai, S. Nakao, T. Ogasa, E. Toyoshima, Y. Ohsaki, N. Hasebe (Asahikawa, Japan)
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Salmeterol improves sleeping oxygen saturation in COPD
S. Ryan, L. Doherty, C. Rock, G. Nolan, W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland)
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Relationship between nocturnal gastrooesophageal reflux and bronchial obstruction
V. Gross, C. Reinke, K. Sabine, S. Kunsch, U. Koehler (Marburg, Germany)
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Clinical and polysomnographic findings in patients with connective tissue disease and pulmonary hypertension
M. Becker, N. Troester, G. Kovacs, M. Dominco, S. Scheidl, R. Wurm, G. Bachmaier, H. Olschewski (Graz, Austria)
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Respiratory drive in normal subjects
C. Rodrigues, J. Moita, J. Moutinho (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Hypoxia and cardiac arrhythmias during voluntary immersed breath-holds
J. Hansel, I. Solleder, W. Gfoerer, C. Muth, H. Heitkamp, P. Simon, K. Tetzlaff (Tuebingen, Ulm, Germany)
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Transient hypercortisolemia and hyperventilation following right cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
K. Ansarin, M. M. Shoja, R. S. Tubbs, M. Jamshidi, G. Shokouhi (Tabriz, Islamic Republic Of Iran; Birmingham, AL, United States Of America)
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Effects of anaesthesia on chest wall mechanics during spontaneous breathing and mechanical ventilation
A. Aliverti, P. Kostic, A. Lo Mauro, M. Quaranta, M. Andersson-Olerud, A. Pedotti, G. Hedenstierna, P. Frykholm (Milano, Italy; Uppsala, Sweden)
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Modulation of cortical and respiratory activity by 5-HT2 receptor agonist in the rat
K. Budzinska, R. Ilasz (Warsaw, Poland)
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Distinct generators of aspiration and expiration reflexes: their localizations, mechanisms and effects
Z. Tomori, I. Poliacek, J. Konciková, J. Jakuš, V. Donic (Košice, Martin, Slovakia)
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Respiratory hypoxic response in animal model of Parkinson disease
R. Ilasz, K. Budzinska (Warsaw, Poland)
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Impaired ventilatory and breathing function in super-obese patients
A. Foresi, C. Rocco, A. Pelucchi, C. Leone, G. Moise, F. Luisi, P. Pozzi, G. Cremona (Sesto S.G., Milan, Italy)
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Evaluation of interest of nocturnal transcutaneous PCO2 (PtcCO2) monitoring in chronic respiratory failure (CRF)
G. Bourdin, P. Nesme, A. Stagnara, N. Girerd, C. Depagne, J. C. Guérin (Lyon, France)
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