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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Biomarkers and disease assessment in COPD

E-Communication Session
Chairs: D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), J. Vestbo (Hvidovre, Denmark)
Serum surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a lung derived biomarker for COPD that is responsive to treatment with oral corticosteroids
D. Lomas, E. Silverman, L. Edwards, N. Locantore, B. Miller, D. Horstman, R. Tal-Singer, On Behalf of the ECLIPSE Study Investigators (SCO104960; NCT00292552; NCT00379730) (Cambridge, United Kingdom; Boston, MA, Research Triangle Park, NC, King of Prussi
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Role of serum adiponectin in COPD
E. K. Kim, J. H. Lee, Y. K. Lee, Y. M. Oh, S. D. Lee, The Korean Obstructive Lung Disease Study Group (Sungnam-Si, Kyonggi-Do, Seongnam-Si, Kyunggi-Do, Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
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Anti-inflammatory lipoxin A4 is diminished in acute, severe exacerbations of COPD
A. S. Karlsson, G. Anderson, M. Thompson, A. Hutchinson, L. Irving, B. Levy (Stockholm, Sweden; Melbourne, Australia; Boston, United States Of America)
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N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patient with acute exacerbations (AE) of COPD
G. Baimakanova, S. Avdeev, P. Zubairova, K. Zykov, G. Tkachov, A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Content of adiponectin in blood of COPD patients depending on stage of disease and presence of emphysema
D. Barkhatova, V. Nevzorova, O. Shekunova, O. Golotina (Vladivostok, Russian Federation)
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Assessment of BNP and strain/strain rate imaging in COPD exacerbation
C. Botelho, J. Pena, E. Colosimo, M. Moreira (Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais, Brazil)
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Cardiac troponin I elevation in the exacerbations of severe COPD
B. Burgazlioglu, A. Ursavas, G. Micoogullari, G. Ocakoglu, E. Demirdogen, F. Coskun, D. Ediger, E. Uzaslan, E. Ege (Bursa, Turkey)
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Endothelin-1 level and central arterial stiffness in patients with COPD and hepatic cirrhosis
V. Nevzorova, T. Brodskaya, T. Pestricova, O. Shekunova (Vladivostok, Russian Federation)
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General metabolic intoxication in patients with COPD. Dynamics of metabolic intoxication severity on a background of tiotropium bromide (TB) treatment
T. Pertseva, O. Gurzhiy, O. Lykholat (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
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Utility of exhaled breath condensate pH as a biomarker in COPD remains undefined
W. MacNee, S. Rennard, L. Edwards, B. Miller, R. Tal-Singer, On Behalf of the ECLIPSE Study Investigators (Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Omaha, NB, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, United States Of America)
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C-reactive protein (CRP) as a risk marker in COPD patients with ischaemic heart disease
D. Magula, B. Matula, I. Libáková, J. Plutinský, S. Petrícek (Nitra, Slovakia)
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Serum TGF-β level in patients with different stages of stable COPD
A. Polivanova, A. Averyanov, A. Chuchalin, K. Zykov (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Sex hormones imbalance in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)
A. Makarevich (Minsk, Belarus)
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Bronchospastic eicosanoids in blood and urine of patients with stable and exacerbated COPD
I. Gross-Sondej, J. Soja, G. Pulka, W. Skucha, H. Rybarczyk, A. Gielicz, K. Sladek, E. Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, A. Szczeklik (Cracow, Proszowice, Poland)
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Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) determination in patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation
A. Vaghi, I. Pessina, G. De Bernardi, M. Bocchia, S. Spagnotto (Garbagnate Milanese, Italy)
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Study on the relation between serum complement (C3, C4) levels and acute exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
I. Karasu, M. Gassaloglu, M. Gayaf, A. Cakan, A. Ozsoz (Izmir, Turkey)
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The correlation between level of women sexual hormones and lung function parameters in patients with COPD
G. L. Ignatova, L. Stepanisheva, E. Blinova, I. Grebneva (Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation)
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Relationship between vitamin A and inflammation in the sputum and serum of smokers and COPD patients
R. Antonialli Ferreira do Amaral, A. Yooko Outa Angeleli, N. Regina Gelamo Pelegrino, C. Renata Correa-Camacho, S. Reiko, C. Julieta Correa, S. Erico Tanni, I. Godoy (Botucatu/São Paulo, Brazil)
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Prognostic value of high troponin levels in acute COPD attack patients with respiratory insufficiency
E. Seyhan, S. Altin, E. Cetinkaya, L. Karasulu, S. Sokucu, A. Gencoglu (Istanbul, Turkey)
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