Annual Congress Stockholm 2002

Saturday, 14.09.2002
Sunday, 15.09.2002
Monday, 16.09.2002
Tuesday, 17.09.2002
Wednesday, 18.09.2002

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, abstract number.

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Sleep apnoea as a systemic disease

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Chairs: W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark)

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Platelet function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome characterized by means of membrane bound P-selectin expression H. J. Seyfarth, M. Donnè, V. Werling, A. Bosse-Henck, J. Schauer, H. Wirtz (Leipzig, Germany)
Neck circumference predicts the cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities associated with obstructive sleep apnoea S. R. Coughlin, L. Mawdsley, J. A. Mugarza, J. P. H. Wilding, P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Analysis of HLA in Korean patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) S. H. Lee, Y. M. Choi, S. S. Kwon, Y. K. Kim, K. H. Kim, J. S. Song, S. H. Park, H. S. Moon (Seoul, South Korea)
Cortisol metabolism in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) T. Bratel, M. Axelson, K. Carlström, A. Wennlund, T. Andersson (Stockholm, Huddinge, Sweden)
Long-term CPAP-therapy increases anaerobic threshold and diffusing capacity in overlap syndrome patients D. Kallistov, E. Romanova (Moscow, Russia)
Sleep-disordered breathing as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism I. Arnulf, M. S. Merino-Andreu, S. Birolleau, A. Perrier, T. Similowski, J. P. Derenne (Paris, France; Geneva, Switzerland)
Can the nocturnal apnoea increase the oxidative stress in OSA patients? G. E. Carpagnano, S. A. Kharitonov, O. Resta, M. P. Foschino-Barbaro, P. J. Barnes (Bari, Foggia, Italy; London, United Kingdom)
Six weeks adaptive servo-ventilation improves quality of life and anaerobic threshold in heart failure central apnea V. Töpfer, M. A. El-Sebai, T. E. Wessendorf, H. Teschler (Essen, Germany)