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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Cough and airway hyperresponsiveness

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom), R. Polosa (San Gregorio (Ct), Italy)
Is there a relationship between cough reflex sensitivity and the subjective sensation of tussive challenge?
S. Barratt, M. Biggs, R. Tue, R. Stone (Taunton, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Reproducibility and sensitivity of Hull reflux cough questionnaire (HRCQ)
H. Fathi, H. Brook, R. Tompson, V. Hunter, A. H. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Inhaled corticosteroids decrease cough reflex sensitivity to capsaicin in asthmatics but not in patients with COPD
K. Stravinskaite, B. Sitkauskiene, P. V. Dicpinigaitis, R. Sakalauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania; New York, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Cinnamaldehyde: a novel tussive agent in man
S. Faruqi, V. Mann, A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Women, iron deficiency, and chronic cough
B. Culla, L. Brussino, G. Guida, J. Badiu, G. Rolla, C. Bucca (Turin, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Cough response to brief mechanical stimulation depends on timing of the breathing cycle in anesthetized rabbits
F. Marchal, B. Demoulin, A. L. Leblanc, N. Bertin (Vandoeuvre, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Hypertonic histamine challenge induced cough in assessing the treatment response to inhaled corticosteroid in asthma
M. Purokivi, H. Koskela, T. Koistinen, J. Magga, K. Kontra (Kuopio, Finland; Kuopio, Ethiopia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Predictors of efficacy of bronchodilator therapy for chronic non-productive cough: cough reflex sensitivity, exhaled nitric oxide, bronchial responsiveness?
M. Fujimura, N. Ohkura, M. Abo, S. Furusho, Y. Waseda (Kanazawa, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The possible role of IL-5 and IFN-γ in the forming of cold airway hyperresponsiveness in patients with bronchial asthma
M. J. Shcheglova, G. A. Makarova, V. P. Kolosov, J. M. Perelman (Blagoveschensk, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The role of thyroidal insufficiency in the forming of cold airway hyperresponsiveness
A. B. Pirogov, V. P. Kolosov, J. M. Perelman, J. O. Krylova, I. N. Lukyanov (Blagoveschensk, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Insulin therapy increases airway responsiveness in type 2 diabetes patients
C. Terzano, A. Petroianni, V. Conti, D. Ceccarelli, S. Morano, A. Gatti, E. Mandosi, M. Fallarino, A. Lenzi (Rome, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Association of bronchial responsiveness and allergic sensitization in the general population of Helsinki, Finland
M. Juusela, P. Pallasaho, E. Rönmark, S. Sarna, A. Sovijärvi, B. Lundbäck (Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Luleå, Göteborg, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A comparison of inhaled mannitol, metacholine provocation and eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation as diagnostic tests for exercised-induced bronchoconstriction in cross-country skiers
N. Stenfors, M. Sue-Chu (Ostersund, Sweden; Trondheim, Norway)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Airway responsiveness and inflammation in adolescent elite swimmers
L. Pedersen, T. Lund, P. Barnes, S. Kharitonov, V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark; London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
EIA symptoms and night asthma – is it similar to AHR in larger groups of asthmatics?
V. Backer, L. M. Rasmussen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Diagnostic value of exercise testing in young patients with atopic asthma
V. Tsybulkina, O. Skorohodkina, A. Luntsov, N. Tsybulkin, L. DuBuske (Kazan, Russian Federation; Gardner, MA, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Exercise induced asthma: a new challenge in the pediatric population
M. Iscar, M. A. Montoliu, T. Ortega, M. J. Villanueva, B. Rodriguez (Oviedo-Asturias, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Tracheal responsiveness to isoprenaline and beta2-adrenoreceptor blockade by propranolol in cigarette smoke exposed and sensitized guinea pigs
M. H. Boskabady, S. Kiani, M. R. Aslani (Masshad, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Cigarette smoking modifies the association between IL-18 levels in induced sputum and airway heperresponsiveness in asthmatics
N. Rovina, E. Dima, C. Gerassimou, C. Gratziou, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster