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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Functionality and metabolism in rehabilitation candidates

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. A. Spruit (Horn, The Netherlands)
Self-reported daily disabilities and health status in COPD patients entering pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)
M. A. Spruit, P. P. Janssen, M. J. H. Sillen, A. Vaes, L. Heilkens, E. F. M. Wouters (Horn, Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Relationships between isokinetic muscle function, muscle mass and whole body exercise performance in COPD
L. Houchen, M. Menon, S. Singh, M. Morgan, M. Steiner (Leicester, Coventry, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Physical activities in daily life in patients with COPD from Central-Europe and South-America: a comparative study
F. Pitta, M. K. Breyer, N. A. Hernandes, D. C. Teixeira, T. J. P. Sant‘Anna, A. D. Fontana, V. S. Probst, A. F. Brunetto, M. A. Spruit, E. F. Wouters, O. C. Burghuber, S. Hartl (Londrina, Brazil; Vienna, Austria; Horn, Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Association of muscle strength with health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
K. Ansari, M. Shamssain, M. Farrow, N. Keaney, G. Burns (Sunderland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
How relevant is maximal inspiratory pressure in the evaluation of muscle dysfunction in COPD?
V. Tudorache, C. Oancea, N. Bertici, O. F. Mladinescu, A. Chis, M. Marc (Timisoara, Romania)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Influence of lung hyperinflation on exercise capacity, muscle strenght, dyspnea and quality of life in COPD patients
A. Cortes-Caballero, P. Cejudo, F. Ortega, J. L. Lopez-Campos, E. Marquez-Martin, I. Lopez-Marquez, E. Barrot (Sevilla, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Lung function indices versus symptoms for monitoring the course of the disease in patients with COPD
B. Otte, C. Schacher, Y. Dhein, H. Worth (Fuerth, Germany)
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Identification by ROC curve of meters walked during a 6 minute-walking test individuating subjects with physical inability
G. G. Riario-Sforza, C. Incorvaia, C. Pravettoni, L. Lo Russo, C. Roberta, R. Qualizza, F. Paterniti (Milan, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Predicting oxygen uptake for men with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Y. B. Park, S. S. Lee, E. M. Cheun, H. S. Nam, S. Y. Lim (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Relation between physical capacity, nutritional status and systemic inflammation in COPD patients
R. Hallin, C. Janson, H. Arnardottir, M. Emtner, R. Olsson, S. Brandt, G. Boman, F. Slinde (Uppsala, Göteborg, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Body mass index (BMI) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in the evaluation of a pathological body composition in COPD-patients
C. Marcu, A. Gröschel, G. W. Sybrecht (Homburg/Saar, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Prevalence and determinants of vitamin-D deficiency in COPD outpatients
L. Graat-Verboom, B. E. E. M. van den Borne, M. A. Spruit, E. J. Martens, F. W. J. M. Smeenk, E. F. M. Wouters (Eindhoven, Horn, Tilburg, Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Accuracy of DEXA and X-spine for the diagnosis of ostoporosis in COPD
L. Graat-Verboom, B. E. E. M. van den Borne, M. A. Spruit, E. J. Martens, F. W. J. M. Smeenk, E. F. M. Wouters (Eindhoven, Horn, Tilburg, Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Hepatic function markers in COPD as a systemic implication of the disease
E. Marquez-Martin, B. Rojano, A. Delgado, C. Calero-Acuna, J. L. Lopez-Campos, P. Cejudo, F. Ortega, E. Barrot (Seville, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Functional independence measure scale in patients with lung cancer after chemotherapy
I. Alonso Bredda Saad, L. Machado, L. Zambon, A. de Souza Barbeiro, A. Marcio de Oliveira (Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Is dyspnea in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients a signal of bad nutrition?
G. Fiorentino, P. Carideo, A. Annunziata, M. Boselli, M. Caputi (Naples, Caserta, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Early pulmonary hyperinflation and PFT‘s changes in nervous anorexia
E. Carella, A. Paddeu, D. Mangiacasale, C. Braidi (Mariano Comense, Italy)
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