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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Noninvasive positive pressure in heart failure - where are we now with two large multicentre studies showing no apparent benefit?

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Chairs: M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), M. D'Ortho (Creteil, France)
Aims: To present up-to-date information on the pros and cons of using noninvasive ventilation in acute and chronic heart failure.

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Why positive pressure ventilation in chronic heart failure? P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Positive pressure in chronic heart failure - any role? The evidence from clinical trials W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland)
Why positive pressure ventilation in acute heart failure? T. Welte (Hanover, Germany)
Acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema - meta analyses versus single large trial - which to believe? M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)