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.


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  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
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Physiological response to exercise performance

E-Communication Session
Chairs: T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. A. Spruit (Horn, The Netherlands)
Adaptation of the metabolic response to exercise following pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD
L. Calvert, S. Singh, M. Morgan, M. Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom)
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Release of IL-1b, IL-6 and TNF-a after pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Chiesa, M. Knorst, R. Pinho, K. Mezzomo (Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation that consisted of exercise training and nutritional support improves systemic inflammation in patients with stable COPD
K. Sugawara, H. Takahashi, C. Ksai, N. Kiyokawa, T. Watanabe, S. Fujii, M. Honma, M. Satake, T. Shioya (Akita, Japan)
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Validity of the six-minute walked distance change after rehabilitation in a unselected cohort of COPD
E. M. Clini, E. Crisafulli, S. Costi, G. Rossi, L. Trianni, C. Lorenzi, S. Lucic, R. D‘Amico, L. M. Fabbri, N. Ambrosino (Modena, Pavullo (MO), Pisa, Italy)
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Analysis of physiologic variables in healthy women in shuttle walk test
I. Alonso Bredda Saad, J. Gomes Zabatiero, C. Patricia Santoro De Biasi, L. Campanatti Palhares, E. Couto, I. Felizardo Contrera Toro (Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Field-based walking tests of exercise capacity elicit similar peak heart rate and oxygen uptake as incremental cycle ergometry tests in patients with COPD
K. Hill, L. Woon, T. Dolmage, R. Goldstein, D. Brooks (Toronto, ON, Canada)
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Relationship between IL-6 and FEV1 interaction and six minute walk distance (6MWD) performance in COPD patients
S. Tanni, F. Sanchez, N. Pelegrino, M. Faganello, P. Lucheta, L. Inoue, I. Godoy (Botucatu/Sao Paulo, Brazil; Seatle, WA, United States Of America)
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Elevated pulmonary pressure during exercise in COPD
J. Varga, I. Lajko, R. Palfoldi, A. Palinkas, A. Somfay (Deszk, Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary)
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Dyspnea during 6MWT in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
M. Satake, T. Shioya, H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, C. Kasai, N. Kiyokawa, T. Watanabe, S. Fujii, T. Shiki, M. Honma (Akita, Japan)
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Relationship between respiratory metabolism and dyspnea during inspiratory muscle training in stable COPD patients
T. Shiki, M. Satake, T. Shioya, H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, C. Kasai, N. Kiyokawa, T. Watanabe, S. Fujii, M. Honma (Akita, Japan)
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Are fatigue-limited COPD patients better responders to exercise training than dyspnea-limited?
M. Sivori, M. Almeida, M. A. Barth (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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Intermittent hypoxic training increases exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
M. Burtscher, H. Thomas, T. Linser, H. Gatterer, M. Faulhaber, E. Pocecco, I. Ehrenbourg, W. Domej, E. Tkatchouk, L. Bernardi (Pavia, Italy; Innsruck, Graz, Austria; Moscow, Russian Federation)
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System muscle bioenergetic changes after home rehabilitation in patients with COPD
R. Guzun, V. Saks, B. Wuyam, E. Fontaine, P. Mezin, C. Garrel, E. Maclet, I. Hininger-Favier, J. L. Cracowski, A. M. Roussel, C. Auffrey, C. Pison (Grenoble, Paris, France)
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Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) of lower-limb muscles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
M. J. H. Sillen, R. M. Eterman, P. P. Janssen, C. M. Speksnijder, E. F. M. Wouters, M. A. Spruit (Horn, Utrecht, Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Effects of high-intensity isokinetic quadriceps resistance training in COPD
M. Menon, L. Houchen, S. Singh, M. Morgan, M. Steiner (Leicester, Coventry, United Kingdom)
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Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor on peripheral skeletal muscle dysfunction in emphysematous rats
X. Zhang, C. Wang, B. Pang, J. Wang (Beijing, China)
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Muscle function and trainability of lung transplantation recipients
I. Vivodtzev, C. Pison, P. Mezin, K. Guerrero, E. Maclet, J. C. Borel, R. Hacini, O. Chavanon, P. Lévy, B. Wuyam (Grenoble, St Julien de Ratz, France)
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Respiratory muscle endurance training in spinal cord injured athletes
S. Verges, P. Flore, G. Nantermoz, P. A. Lafaix, B. Wuyam (Grenoble, France)
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Short-term effect of a single dose of inhaled procaterol on exercise performance in COPD: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial
S. Hideaki, K. Chika, K. Ryou (Nagasaki, Japan)
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