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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Diagnostic aspects of sleep apnoea

E-Communication Session
Chairs: W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), J-L. Pepin (Grenoble, France)
Breathing flow pattern characteristics as a marker to detect wakefulness during night studies in patients with sleep apnea
A. Guerrero, C. Embid, R. Farre, F. Masa, J. Duran, J. M. Montserrat (Monterrey, Mexico; Barcelona, Caceres, Vitoria, Spain)
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Comparison of visual and automatic methods for scoring leg movements in polygraphic sleep recordings. Validity of a modified automatic method
P. Deblois, N. Zrek, H. Khemliche, F. Bour, F. Cheliout-Heraut (Gonesse, Garches, France)
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PURE RED – PUlse wave REcognition for REspiratory Disorders
D. Sommermeyer, L. Grote, M. Schwaibold, B. Schoeller, J. Hedner (Karlsruhe, Germany; Göteborg, Sweden)
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Distinguishing obstructive from central sleep apnea events with diaphragm EMG
Z. H. Qiu, J. Tang, C. Jolley, J. Steier, J. Moxham, M. Polkey, Y. M Luo (Guangzhou, China; London, United Kingdom)
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Predictive models for the apnea hypopnea index (AHI)
M. Andreani, G. Rizzotto, L. Berardini, G. Mennuni, R. Pistelli (Roma, Italy)
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Respiratory polygraphy for diagnosis and evolution of sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome in children
M. L. Alonso-Alvarez, J. Tera-Santos, J. A. Cordero-Guevara, A. I. Navazo-Egüia, E. Ordax-Carbajo (Burgos, Spain)
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Validation of a novel surface electrode array to measure genioglossus fatiguability
D. McSharry, M. Lowery, M. O‘Sullivan, C. O‘Connor, S. Langran, W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland)
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The concordance of manual (visual) scoring and automatic analysis in sleep staging
O. Ozturk, L. Mutlu, G. Sagcan, Y. Deniz, C. Cuhadaroglu (Isparta, Tekirdag, Istanbul, Turkey)
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Comparison of a non-contact sensor with polysomnography in the assessment of obstructive sleep apnoea
C. O‘Connell, B. Patricia, P. De Chazal, J. Garvey, C. Heneghan, W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland)
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Technical and digital polysomnography specifications for the new AASM sleep scoring rules
T. Penzel, I. Fietze (Berlin, Germany)
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Two different hypopnea definition: influence to diagnosis
L. Pur, F. Comce, A. Pihtili, T. Yildiz, C. Cuhadaroglu (Istanbul, Diyarbakir, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
A scoring for respiratory events: apneic and non-apneic sleep respiratory events
E. Garcia, J. F. Masa, J. Corral, J. Teran, M. J. Martin, C. Disdier, M. Rubio, M. Mota, J. M. Montserrat (Caceres, Burgos, Badajoz, Barcelona, Spain)
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Pre-test stratification for likelihood of obstructive sleep apnoea
E. Livingston, S. Hadeed, D. MacFarlane, S. Banham (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
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Clinical utility of ApneaLink for the diagnosis of sleep apnea in the home setting
G. Weinreich, R. Ragette, Y. Wang, Y. M. Wang, H. Teschler (Essen, Germany)
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Usefulness of cardiac interval increment or of pulse transit time for obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome screening. The SYNAPSE study
F. Chouchou, V. Pichot, S. Celle, J. C. Barthelemy, F. Roche (Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France)
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A noninvasive device to measure endothelial dysfunction and its response to CPAP treatment in obstructive sleep apnoea patients
M. Uzbeck, A. Liew, I. Saleem, K. Khan, R. Baggott, J. J. Gilmartin (Galway, Ireland)
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Use of pulse transit time on all night polysomnography
S. Ekici, T. Demir (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Evaluation of a simplified sleep recording and analyzing device at the bedside
P. Moirot, N. Amiot, C. Hemet, F. Portier, C. Molano (Rouen, France)
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Sleep study with monochannel device: new diagnostic tool for family physician in collaboration with a pulmonologist
K. Granatin, J. Romero, D. Torrado, U. Brito (Faro, Portugal)
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A portable accelerometer-based device for apnea diagnosis
D. Sanchez, J. L. Rojas, W. Stork, A. Leon, L. F. Crespo, N. Gross, A. Arnedillo, C. Garcia (Cadiz, Spain; Karlsruhe, Germany)
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