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.

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4395 Abstracts
610 Slide presentations
175 Webcasts
95 Handouts
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Breathing patterns, respiratory muscles and training

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Bruton (Hampshire, United Kingdom), M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands)

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Ultrasonographic comparison of diaphragmatic excursion during tidal breathing and inspiratory muscles overload in patients whit chronic obstructive pulmonary disease M. D. G. R. Machado, T. B. Tavares, F. C. Schaper, J. M. Dalle, T. M. Murca (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Pattern of breathing and thoracoabdominal motion during rest and incremental exercise in subjects with COPD G. S. Alves, R. R. Britto, F. C. Campos, E. A. Souki, V. F. Parreira, K. S. Moraes (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Positive end-expiratory pressure improves inspiratory muscles endurance in pacients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease R. A. Vanderson, S. M. V. Luciana, R. M. Maria da Gloria (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Inspiratory muscle training increases elevated arm exercise endurance but not 6 minutes walk distance in the elderly T. Laoakka, C. U. Jones, W. Khrisanapant (Khonkaen, Thailand)
Effects of inspiratory muscle training in the functional capacity of the elderly J. A. Caldeira, R. R. Britto, A. C. Cury, V. F. Parreira, T. C. Brant (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Breathing patterns in Parkinson‘s disease subjects without and with levodopa effect compared to asymptomatic subjects L. U. Guedes, G. M. Tomich, J. M. Rodrigues, R. R. Britto, F. E. Cardoso, V. F. Parreira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Electromyographic activity of sternocleidomastoid muscle of subjects with Parkinson disease A. C. M. Diório, L. U. Guedes, D. C. França, G. M. Tomich, R. R. Britto, A. D. Andrade, V. F. Parreira (Belo Horizonte, Recife, Brazil)
The effect of multiple sclerosis on pulmonary functions and quality of life F. Mutluay, H. N. Gurses, S. Saip (Istanbul, Turkey)
The relationship between functional level and respiratory functions in patients with muscular dystrophy I. Yeldan, H. N. Gurses (Istanbul, Turkey)
The long-term effects of chest physiotherapy training in patients with muscular dystrophy I. Yeldan, H. N. Gurses (Istanbul, Turkey)
The use of mouth taping in people with asthma: a pilot study examining the effects on end-tidal carbon dioxide M. Rawle, A. Bishop, A. Bruton (Southampton, United Kingdom)
A preliminary study into the effect of biofeedback on end tidal carbon dioxide levels during slow breathing in healthy volunteers K. Gahr, A. Bishop, A. Bruton (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Diaphragmatic breathing and incentive spirometry: comparison of breathing pattern, thoracoabdominal motion and muscular recruitment G. M. Tomich, D. C. França, A. C. M. Diorio, D. C. Tomich, J. A. Martins, R. R. Britto, R. F. Sampaio, V. F. Parreira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Breathing pattern in subjects with obesity after gastroplasty C. P. Matos, G. M. Tomich, K. S. Moraes, J. A. Martins, T. C. S. Brant, R. C. Dias, V. F. Parreira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Breathing pattern and thoracoabdominal motion in subjects with obesity after gastroplasty during breathing exercises G. M. Tomich, D. C. França, E. A. Soki, J. A. Martins, T. C. S. Brant, M. T. C. Diniz, R. R. Britto, V. F. Parreira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Respiratory muscle strength after coronary artery bypass graft surgery S. Savci, B. Degirmenci, H. N. Turan, H. Arikan, M. Ozturk, D. Inal Ince, C. A. Yorgancioglu, E. Boke (Ankara, Turkey)
Effect of pre-operative respiratory training on post-operative pulmonary complications – a systematic review C. M. Spengler, S. Verges, B. Walder (Zurich, Geneva, Switzerland)
Expiratory flow limitation during ELTGOL in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease J. R. Alves, W. A. Zin, F. S. Guimaraes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Heart rate variability‘s behaviour on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients submitted to ergometric test with and without oxygen supplementation J. S. Castro, K. C. Pinto, D. R. Andrade, W. M. Medeiros, V. A. Lara, R. C. Possetti, R. Montenegro-Rodrigues, F. A. De Luca, C. Gun, E. B. Araujo Junior (São Paulo, Brazil)
Peripheral and respiratory muscle strength in cystic fibrosis and healthy controls M. Ozturk, M. Bosnak Guclu, S. Savci, H. Arikan, D. Inal Ince, I. Yatar, E. Yalcin, N. Kiper (Ankara, Turkey)