Annual Congress Munich 2006

Saturday, 02.09.2006
Sunday, 03.09.2006
Monday, 04.09.2006
Tuesday, 05.09.2006
Wednesday, 06.09.2006

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, abstract number.


Material from 2006:
  • 4395 Abstracts
  • 610 Slide presentations
  • 175 Webcasts
  • 95 Handouts
  • 175 Multimedia files
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Cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnoea

Poster Discussion
Chairs: J. A. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Effect of CPAP on brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in patients with OSAHS
Y. Kitahara, N. Hattori, A. Yokoyama, N. Kohno (Hiroshima, Japan)
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Arterial compliance in obstructive sleep apnoea – a pilot study
P. S. Fitch, H. J. Clark, A. J. Lee, D. J. P. Williams (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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Assessment of aortic stiffness which is a new cardiovascular morbidity and mortality predictor in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and relation with severity of the disease
Y. Tavil, O. Köktürk, T. Ulukavak Çiftçi, A. Kanbay, R. Yalçin (Ankara, Turkey)
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Influence of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on endothelial function and blood pressure in patients with arterial hypertension and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
P. V. Galitsin, A. Y. Litvin, R. A. Galyavi, I. P. Kolos, O. A. Pogorelova, T. V. Balakhonova, I. E. Chazova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Sleep apnea and endothelial dysfunction
F. Di Stefano, L. Di Giampaolo, N. Verna, M. Di Gioacchino (Chieti, Italy)
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Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) requiring CPAP treatment
J. P. J. P. Laaban, L. L. Mounier, O. O. Roque d'Orbcastel, J. J. Blacher, D. D. Veale, B. B. Melloni, L. L. Behr, M. M. Grib, L. L. Mallet, M. O. M. O. Debaud, M. M. Merati, F. F. Allouin, J. N. J. N. Prevost, M. P. M. P. Humeau, G. G. Potier (France)
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Morphological ECG changes detected by 12-channel in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
T. Penzel, M. Nottrott, K. Kesper, H. F. Becker, C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
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Relationship between severity of chronic heart failure (CHF) and sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD)
V. Leon, A. Ruiz, C. Carmona, A. Campos, A. Sanchez (Seville, Spain)
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Efficient CPAP therapy can improve autonomic nervous system dysfunction in OSA patients
E. C. Mucenica, D. Boisteanu, J. A. Wirth, A. Cernomaz, R. Asandei (Iasi, Romania; Alfeld/L, Germany)
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Frequency of obstructive sleep apnea in acute myocardial infarction patients and association with the level of homocystein and nitric oxide
E. Ortac Ersoy, H. Firat, S. Akaydin, C. Tastan Dursun, G. Yuce, S. Ardic (Nevsehir, Ankara, Amasya, Turkey)
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The relationship between autonomic modulation of heart rate variability and sleep breathing disorders in patient with chronic heart failure
M. D. Vukcevic, D. Zamlakar, A. Ristic, P. Seferovic (Belgrade, Serbia And Montenegro)
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Effects of CPAP on right ventricular myocardial performance index in obstructive sleep apnea patients without hypertension
N. Dursunoglu, D. Dursunoglu, S. Ozkurt, S. Gur, G. Ozalp, F. Evyapan (Denizli, Turkey)
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Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and nocturnal oxyhaemoglobin desaturation in hypertensive patients
B. D. Pencic, M. N. Dekleva, V. P. Celic, T. Milosevic, N. Kocev, S. Jelic (Belgrade, Serbia And Montenegro)
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Effects of CPAP on blood pressures and left ventricular structure in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea
N. Dursunoglu, D. Dursunoglu, S. Ozkurt, O. Kuru, S. Gur, G. Kiter, F. Evyapan (Denizli, Turkey)
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Short-term effect of nCPAP on left ventricular diastolic filling in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
T. Styczynska, G. Styczynski, P. Bielicki, P. Pruszczyk, R. Chazan, Z. Gaciong, K. Byskiniewicz (Warsaw, Poland)
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The values of systolic mitral annular motion and annular tissue doppler for evaluation left ventricular systolic function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Y. Tavil, O. Köktürk, T. Ulukavak Çiftçi, A. Kanbay, N. Sen (Ankara, Turkey)
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Efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure in treatment of patients with bradyarrhythmias associated with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
A. Y. Litvin, A. Y. Pevzner, P. V. Galitsin, R. A. Galyavi, L. Y. Nesterenko, E. P. Mazigula, I. E. Chazova, S. P. Golitsyn (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Impact of CPAP-therapy on cardiac structure and function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and coprevalent arterial hypertension
H. W. Duchna, W. Myslinski, M. Dichmann, K. Rasche, M. Orth, G. Schultze-Werninghaus (Bochum, Wuppertal, Germany; Lublin, Poland)
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Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and obesity, cholesterol disorders, blood pressure, and anatomical alterations
A. A. Carlesse, A. P. Lovizio, C. F. C. Damato, E. M. O. Lourenco, J. R. Santos, M. R. M. S. Carvalho, D. Zavarezzi, R. Lichy, A. H. Kayo, R. Montenegro-Rodrigues (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea improves cardiovascular outcome. A prospective study
N. J. Buchner, M. Esser, J. Borgel, L. C. Rump, B. M. Sanner (Herne, Wuppertal, Bochum, Germany)
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