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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Respiratory muscles

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Chairs: A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands), J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)

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Risk of severe exacerbations in COPD patients associates with mass of intercostal and abdominal muscles: a CT scan study R. Güerri, A. Gayete, E. Balcells, A. Ramírez-Sarmiento, I. Vollmer, C. Coronell, J. Gea, M. Orozco-Levi (Barcelona, Spain)
Increased activation of upper airway muscles in response to acute inspiratory pressure-threshold loading in healthy human beings: an MRI study S. C. How, B. J. Taylor, A. K. McConnell, L. M. Romer (Uxbridge, United Kingdom)
Oxidative stress in the external intercostals of patients with OSAS E. Barreiro, A. Nowinski, J. Gea, P. Sliwinski (Barcelona, Spain; Warsaw, Poland)
How do inspiratory and expiratory muscles fatigue during heavy breathing? A. S. Renggli, S. Vergès, D. A. Notter, C. M. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Abdominal muscle fatigue following exercise in patients with COPD N. S. Hopkinson, M. J. Dayer, E. B. Swallow, J. Moxham, M. I. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
Reduced expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in skeletal muscle of patients with COPD A. H. Remels, H. R. Gosker, P. Schrauwen, J. Willems, R. Broekhuizen, S. Kersten, A. M. Schols (Maastricht, Wageningen, Netherlands)
Respiratory muscle testing: a valuable tool for young patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy B. Fauroux, F. Nicot, N. Hart, M. Polkey, A. Clement, F. Lofaso (Paris, Garches, France; London, United Kingdom)
Determination of inspiratory occlusion pressure in non-invasive conscious rats V. E. Mielgo, M. C. Rey, R. Morales, A. Valls, F. J. Alvarez, J. B. Galdiz (Barakaldo, Spain)