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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New insights into COPD pathophysiology

Symposium
Chairs: P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), B. Crestani (Paris, France)
Aims: The aims of this symposium will be:
• to improve understanding of the physiological basis of COPD;
• to explain the most recent concepts in COPD pathogenesis;
• to update on new physiological methods, on current concepts of computed tomography evaluation of airway and parenchymal disease in COPD, and on inflammatory and immunological changes associated with the disease and relevant to its pathogenesis;
• to explain how differences in these new physiological outcomes influence the response to treatment.

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Expiratory flow limitation in COPD – when does it happen and how do you know? R. Farré (Barcelona, Spain)
Inflammatory pathways in COPD. What we know and potential clinical implications M. Saetta (Padova, Italy)
Imaging the lungs in COPD: structure-function relationships updated H. Coxson (Vancouver, B.C., Canada)
Clinical implications of the new concepts regarding COPD pathophysiology P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)