Annual Congress Glasgow 2004

Saturday, 04.09.2004
Sunday, 05.09.2004
Monday, 06.09.2004
Tuesday, 07.09.2004
Wednesday, 08.09.2004

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, abstract number.

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Muscle biology and rehabilitation

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Chairs: C. Prefaut (Montpellier, France), E. Clini (Pavullo, Italy)

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High-intensity inspiratory muscle training (H-IMT) reduces dyspnoea and improves health-related quality of life (QoL) and functional exercise capacity in COPD K. Hill, S. C. Jenkins, D. L. Philippe, K. L. Shepherd, N. M. Cecins, D. G. Green, D. R. Hillman, P. R. Eastwood (Bentley, Nedlands, Australia)
Effects of interval versus continuous rehabilitative exercise training on skeletal muscle fibre characteristics in severe COPD patients I. Vogiatzis, S. Nanas, G. Terzis, P. Manda, E. Kosmas, O. Georgiadou, P. Roditis, E. Kastanakis, D. Sakelariou, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece)
The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on peripheral muscle metabolic profile and fibre atrophy R. Broekhuizen, H. R. Gosker, F. M. E. Franssen, K. A. Ward, E. F. M. Wouters, A. M. W. J. Schols (Maastricht, Horn, The Netherlands)
Does physical training prevent exercise-induced muscle oxidative stress in COPD patients? Preliminary results A. Couillard, C. Prefaut, A. Michaud, M. Hayot, F. Maltais (Montpellier, France; Ste Foy, Canada)
Exercise-induced oxidative stress in COPD before and after rehabilitation E. M. Mercken, G. J. Hageman, A. M. W. J. Schols, M. A. Akkermans, A. Bast, E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, Horn, The Netherlands)
Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) as an adjunct to an exercise training program (EXT) in patients with severe COPD F. Gigliotti, M. Ballini, M. G. Bertolini, R. Bianchi, I. Romagnoli, M. Grazzini, R. Carrai, G. Scano (Pozzolatico, Firenze, Italy)
Hypogonadism is related to skeletal muscle weakness in male patients with COPD M. van Vliet, M. A. Spruit, G. Verleden, M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
Body composition and mortality in COPD A. M. W. J. Schols, E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands)