Annual Congress Vienna 2003

Saturday, 27.09.2003
Sunday, 28.09.2003
Monday, 29.09.2003
Tuesday, 30.09.2003
Wednesday, 01.10.2003

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, abstract number.


Material from 2003:
  • 3196 Abstracts
  • 374 Slide presentations
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Sleep related breathing disorders and control of breathing

Poster Discussion
Chairs: W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), S. Gandevia (Sydney, Australia)
A physical model of inspiratory flow limitation in awake healthy subjects
A. Sabil, A. Eberhard, P. Baconnier, G. Benchetrit (Grenoble, France)
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Patient simulator to reproduce the airway obstruction events found in the sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS)
J. Rigau, R. Farre, J. M. Montserrat, E. Ballester, D. Navajas (Barcelona, Spain)
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Almost complete upper airway occlusion during inspiratory flow limitation preceding the obstructive sleep apnoea
O. Vanderveken, E. Oostveen, M. Willemen, A. Boudewyns, J. Verbraecken, P. Van de Heyning, W. De Backer (Edegem, Belgium)
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Simultaneous periodic changes in upper airway dilator and respiratory muscles activities: a common cause of the various types of sleep-disordered breathing in obese patients
B. Hannhart, L. Philippe, D. Quillot, J. M. Polu (Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France)
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Do airway dimensions prior to central sleep apnea determine airway collapsibility during the apnea?
E. Oostveen, O. Vanderveken, M. Willemen, J. Verbraecken, W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
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Effect of tongue and palate muscles contraction on pharyngeal airway diameter
A. Oliven, N. Tov, S. Mihalake, M. Odeh (Haifa, Israel)
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Quality of sleep and periodic breathing (PB) in Tibetans and Han during polysomnography (PSG) at simulated altitude 5000 m
R. Plywaczewski, T. Wu, X. Wung, P. Sliwinski, J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Poland; Xining, China)
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Central sleep apnoea is frequently associated with upper airway closure
E. Oostveen, O. VanderVeken, M. Willemen, J. Verbraecken, W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
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High fat diet increases central sleep apnoeas in non obese Sprague-Dawley rats
W. Ramadan, M. Petitjean, G. Vardon, N. Loos, S. Delanaud, G. Dewasmes (Amiens, France)
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Upper airway dynamics in obesity and sleep related breathing disorders
S. P. Kumar, M. I. Polkey, K. R. Patel (Glasgow, London, United Kingdom)
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Comparison between obese OSAHS adults with and without hypoventilation
M. Daganou, J. Nikolopoulos, A. Sakellaropoulos, K. Tzagkaraki, P. Ikonomidis, A. Rasidakis (Athens, Greece)
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Motor cortical excitability in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome patients (OSASp): study by transcranial magnetic stimulation
R. Carrai, A. Grippo, I. Romagnoli, B. Lanini, R. Bianchi, F. Gigliotti, G. Scano (Pozzolatico, Firenze, Italy)
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The effect of hypoxia and hypercapnia on chemoreceptor and baroreceptor reflexes - a mechanism for hypertension in obstructive sleep apnoea
C. M. Bowker, V. Cooper, S. B. Pearson, R. Hainsworth, M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Severity of obstructive sleep apnoea and prevalence of central apnoeas during CPAP titration
I. U. Fietze, K. Diefenbach, M. Glos, A. Blau, K. Marwan, C. Witt (Berlin, Germany)
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The influence of obesity and overweight on hypercapnic and hypoxic respiratory responses in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients
M. Franczuk, L. Radwan, P. Boros, R. Plywaczewski, J. Zielinski, S. Wesolowski (Warsaw, Poland)
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Nocturnal cardiac dysrhythmias induced by sleep apnoea in adults with or without hypertension and coronary artery disease
Z. Tomori, E. Szaboova, V. Donic (Kosice, Slovakia)
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CO2-recruitment threshold (RTCO2) during NREM-sleep in patients with chronic ventilatory insufficiency
H. J. Baumann, B. Schucher, C. P. Criée (Hamburg, Grosshansdorf, Bovenden-Lenglern, Germany)
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Recovery period after exercise in obstructive sleep apnea patients
A. Tasiou, S. Nanas, A. Prekates, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece)
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in sleep apnoea syndrome
C. C. Lin (Taipei, Taiwan)
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Tussigenic aerosols and ventilatory control in humans
G. A. Fontana, F. Lavorini, G. Camiciottoli, W. Castellani, N. M. Maluccio, M. Pistolesi (Florence, Italy)
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