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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Impact of rehabilitation programmes in COPD and non-COPD patients

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), C. F. Donner (Borgomanero, Italy)
Water and land training PR in COPD patients. Are benefits different in men and women?
M. V. Lopez Varela, T. Anido, A. Cuello, S. Pena, A. da Rosa (Montevideo, Uruguay)
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Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on EuroQoL in COPD patients
T. Ringbæk, E. Brøndum, G. Martinez, J. Thøgersen, P. Lange (Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Predictors of benefit persistence after 6 months from a pulmonary rehabilitation programme in moderate-severe COPD patients
F. Costa, B. Vagaggini, S. Antonelli, C. De Simone, S. Brogi, G. De Cusatis, F. Martino, S. Santerini, P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
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The effect of one year outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation on 100 patients with COPD
R. H. Zwick, O. C. Burghuber, N. Dovjak, S. Hartl, W. Kössler, A. Lichtenschopf, R. Müller, H. Zwick (Vienna, Weyer, Austria)
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Short and long term effects of PR. Can patients benefit of a short maintenance program?
M. V. Lopez Varela, T. Anido, M. Mamchur, S. Pena, A. Cuello (Montevideo, Uruguay)
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Efficacy of a 6-month multidisciplinary outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in elderly COPD
J. L. Corhay, D. Nguyen Dang, A. Hammadi, P. Schees, F. Pirnay, R. Louis (Liège, Belgium)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation in the elderly patients in a medicine ward
L. Batoréu, O. Dias, I. Gustavo (Lisboa, Portugal)
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Effects of long term pulmonary rehabilitation program on BODE index components and health-related quality of life in COPD
P. Postolache, O. Petrescu, M. Rotariu, L. Chelariu, I. Pavaluc, D. Husanu, E. Parlog (Iasi, Romania)
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Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
O. Ige, R. Olanrewaju, V. Lasebikan (Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria)
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Nicotine addiction and smoking history determine compliance in COPD patients enrolled in pulmonary rehabilitation program
S. Dumitru, M. Xarikiopoulou, N. Tzanakis, E. Kosmas (Athens, Heraklion, Greece)
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Quality of life improvement in patients treated using long-term oxygen therapy
K. Dela Coleta, D. Fernandes Lima, S. Erico Tanni, R. Martins, I. Godoy, I. Godoy (Botucatu/SP, Brazil)
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The effect of nocturnal oxygen therapy on exercise capacity, dysnpea, and quality of life in COPD
R. Wakabayashi, T. Ishii, T. Motegi, H. Kurosaki, N. Motohashi, K. Yamada, A. Gemma, K. Kida (Tokyo, Japan)
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Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on patient‘s psychological components
D. Nguyen Dang, I. Salamun, N. Blaise, B. Duysinx, B. Hans, J. L. Corhay, F. Pirnay, R. Louis (Liege, Belgium)
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Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on anxiety and depression in patients with COPD
E. Kosmas, A. Tselembis, D. Bratis, M. Xarikiopoulou, E. Rekleiti, E. Vey, V. Polyzou, A. Tsarouha, I. Arapis, N. Anagnostopoulou, T. Gregoratou, M. Toumbis, N. Tzanakis (Athens, Heraklion, Crete, Greece)
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Evaluating the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD in early and late disease stages.
P. Ergun, U. Turay, D. Kaymaz, Y. Erdogan, N. Demir, E. Canak, A. Caglar (Ankara, Mugla, Turkey)
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Impact of respiratory rehabilitation in patients with chronic respiratory failure in invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation
L. Ferri, A. Longobardi, S. Di Palma, R. Crescini, V. Cardaci (Rome, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Exercise training during hemodialysis improves functional capacity and quality of life in patients with end-stage renal disease
M. D. M. Reboredo, D. M. N. Henrique, M. G. Bastos, B. D. V. Pinheiro, R. B. de Paula (Juiz de Fora/Minas Gerais, Brazil)
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Activity monitoring during pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients waiting for lung transplantation
R. Glöckl, J. Bönsch, D. Holle, K. Kenn (Schönau am Königssee, Germany)
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Assessment of exercise performance after heart transplantation
G. Ulubay, S. Sarinc Ulasli, A. Sezgin, M. Haberal (Ankara, Turkey)
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