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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Recent advances in the treatment and pathogenesis of pulmonary diseases II

E-Communication Session
Chairs: M. Belvisi (London, United Kingdom), D. Cataldo (Liege, Belgium)
Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for the St. George‘s respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
P. R. Reese, G. Stynes, K. R. Friel (Cary, NC, United States Of America; Ingelheim, Germany; Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Levels of NO in exhaled air at patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in high altitude
A. Myrzaahmatova, T. Sooronbaev (Byshkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
An electronic health record improves outcomes in asthmatics outpatients
J. Bozzola, J. P. Arcos, B. Sosa, M. Contreras, L. M. Pineyro (Montevideo, Uruguay)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Are there patient characteristics associated with improvements or worsening in the placebo arm of COPD tlinical trials?
A. Anzueto, D. Tashkin, S. Kesten (San Antonio, TX, Los Angeles, CA, United States Of America; Biberach, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Training patients on how to use metered dose inhaler (MDI) by using the 2Tone will improve asthma quality of life (AQOL)
W. Tarsin, N. Hshad, I. Elshamli, M. Soussi, H. Chrystyn (Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Huddersfield, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Renewed role of nitrogen slope of phase III in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
G. Catapano, F. Mannucci, G. Mirarchi, C. Carli, R. Prediletto (Pisa, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
A novel breath-actuated vortex spacer device increases respirable dose delivery of fluticasone/salmeterol in combination
A. Nair, K. Clearie, D. Menzies, K. Meldrum, L. McFarlane, B. Lipworth (Dundee, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Use of multifactor-dimensionality reduction model predicting bronchodilator response by inhaled short-acting beta 2 agonist
S. H. Kim, S. M. Lee, S. H. Lee, E. S. Shin, J. E. Lee, H. W. Park, S. S. Kim, S. H. Cho, K. U. Min, Y. Y. Kim (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Sputum assessment in asthma management does not improve disease control when GINA step-up treatment is used in mild-to-moderate patients
E. Bacci, M. Bartoli, S. Cianchetti, L. Melosini, L. Malagrinò, F. Novelli, F. Costa, M. De Santis, P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Change of inhalation device: impact on asthma control and compliance in general practice. SYSTER survey
V. Giraud, F. A. Allaert (Boulogne, Dijon, France)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Efficacy of tiotropium bromide in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of varying severity
H. K. Yum, I. N. Park, S. B. Choi, H. Jung, J. W. Hur, H. K. Lee, S. S. Lee, H. P. Lee, S. J. Choi (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Efficacy of budesonide/formoterol in Chinese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
N. Zhong, T. P. Larsson, S. Peterson, U. Nihlén (Guangzhou, China; Lund, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Long-term safety and efficacy of budesonide/formoterol in Japanese patients with asthma
M. Adachi (Tokyo, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Innovative home management plan for better asthma management
P. Swamy (Jabalpur{MP}, India)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Development of the morning activities and symptoms questionnaire (MASQ) for COPD
M. R. Partridge, N. Karlsson, E. Stahl (London, United Kingdom; Mölndal, Lund, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Assessing overall asthma control with budesonide/formoterol maintenance + relief in moderate/severe asthma
E. D. Bateman, P. M. O‘Byrne (Cape Town, South Africa; Hamilton, ON, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Preventing asthma exacerbations with budesonide/formoterol maintenance + relief: a pooled analysis
P. M. O‘Byrne, E. D. Bateman (Hamilton, ON, Canada; Cape Town, South Africa)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Overall asthma control with budesonide/formoterol maintenance and relief vs conventional best practice
P. Demoly, R. Louis, U. Søes-Petersen, H. Worth, J. Almeida, M. R. Sears (Montpellier, France; Liege, Belgium; Roskilde, Denmark; Fürth, Germany; Porto, Portugal; Hamilton, ON, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Fluticasone and montelukast in school children with asthma
Z. Paunovic (Nis, Serbia And Montenegro)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A comparison of CT densitometric indices for the assessment of AAT augmentation therapy
D. G. Parr, A. Dirksen, E. Piitulainen, C. Deng, M. Wencker, R. A. Stockley (Coventry, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Hellerup, Denmark; Malmo, Sweden; North Carolina, United States Of America; Frankfurt, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster