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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Clinical physiology: airways and vessels

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Chairs: R. Farre (Barcelona, Spain), R. O. Crapo (Salt Lake City, United States of America)

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Detection of expiratory flow limitation in COPD patients subjected to nasal CPAP in sitting and supine postures using the forced oscillation technique R. L. Dellaca‘, M. Rotger, A. Aliverti, D. Navajas, A. Pedotti, R. Farre (Milano, Italy; Barcelona, Spain)
Quantification of chest wall asynchonies in COPD patients during quiet breathing and exercise A. Aliverti, G. E. Davis, S. S. Lefrak, A. Pedotti, P. T. Macklem, J. D. Cooper (Milan, Italy; St. Louis, United States Of America; Montreal, Canada)
Mechanical limitation during CO₂ rebreathing in young patients with cystic fibrosis B. Fauroux, F. Nicot, M. Boule, A. Clement, F. Lofaso, M. Bonora (Paris, Garches, France)
Extravascular lung fluid accumulation does not immediately follow the increased capillary permeability during exposure to high altitude (HA) V. Fasano, D. Bonardi, F. Campigotto, A. Donnaloja, M. Farinatti, A. Fioretti, A. Gennari, L. Pomidori, P. Palange, A. Cogo (Ferrara, Milan, Rome, Padova, Italy)
Ultrasonic measurements of CO₂ during quiet breathing with a portable spirometer may potentially diagnose airway obstruction R. L. Jensen, C. Buess, R. O. Crapo (Salt Lake City, United States Of America; Zurich, Switzerland)
FEV1/FVC expressed as an absolute value or % predicted, which is better as criterium for detecting airway obstruction; receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis P. Boros, M. Franczuk, S. Wesolowski (Warsaw, Poland)
Changes in airway dead space related to airway resistance at different transpulmonary pressures S. J. Hansson, L. Gustavsson, P. Wollmer (Malmö, Sweden)
The response to methacholine (Mch) bronchoprovocation in the absence of deep inspiration (DI) is dependent on airway smooth muscle (ASM) content N. Scichilone, A. Bruno, R. Marchese, A. Togias, A. M. Vignola, V. Bellia (Palermo, Italy; Baltimore, United States Of America)