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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Pulmonary thromboembolism

Poster Discussion
Chairs: G. Simonneau (Clamart, France), S. Adnot (Creteil, France)
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and splenectomy: Is there a link?
X. Jais, V. Ioos, M. Humbert, F. Parent, O. Sitbon, A. Hamid, G. Garcia, J. Delaunay, G. Simonneau (Clamart, France)
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Predicting adverse events from pulmonary embolism (PE): does the wicki score identify patients suitable for early discharge?
C. W. H. Davies, D. Bell, W. Jenny, G. Sarah, P. Kate (Reading, Edinburgh, Norwich, Swindon, Wigan, United Kingdom)
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D-dimer is of limited value in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
S. Skrgat Kristan, P. Mesko Brguljan, M. Kosnik, J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia)
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Safety of withholding anticoagulant therapy in patients who have clinically suspected pulmonary embolism and negative results on helical CT
L. A. Perez de Llano, A. Veres, M. Lopez, M. Janeiro, J. Gomez, A. Baloira (Lugo, Spain)
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Diagnosing pulmonary embolism with clinical assessment, D-dimer, venous ultrasound and helical computed tomography: a multicenter management study
A. Perrier, P. M. Roy, D. Aujesky, I. Chagnon, N. Howarth, G. Barghouth, J. Cornuz, H. Bounameaux (Geneva, Lausanne, Switzerland; Angers, France)
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The role of thrombophilia in the ccurrence of rethrombosis
D. S. Obradovic (Sremska Kamenica, Yugoslavia)
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Feasibility of pretest probability scoring to predict pulmonary embolism (PE) in routine clinical practice
C. W. H. Davies, D. Bell, J. Wimperis, S. Green, K. Pendry (Reading, Edinburgh, Norwich, Swindon, Wigan, United Kingdom)
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The importance of interpretation radiological and pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy findings for the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism /PTE/ in chronic hypoxemic patients
L. M. Ristic, I. J. Stankovic, T. A. Pejcic, M. H. Rancic (Nis, Yugoslavia)
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Early discharge of patients with pulmonary embolism: feasibility of domicillary anticoagulation
C. W. H. Davies, D. Bell, J. Wimperis, S. Green, K. Pendry (Reading, Edinburgh, Norwich, Swindon, Wigan, United Kingdom)
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Characteristics of pulmonary embolism (PE) according to clinical suspicion in emergency department
A. Muñoz, L. Hernandez, C. Paya, B. Amat, N. Castejon, S. Romero (Alicante, Spain)
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Correlation between Spiral CT angiography with symptoms and laboratory in acute central pulmonary embolism
M. Gorguner, M. Meral, P. Polat, H. Kaynar, L. Saglam, A. Mirici, M. Akgun (Erzurum, Turkey)
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Over reliance on D-dimer requests in the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
A. E. Stanton, A. Tobin, M. Leach, C. E. Bucknall (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
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Clinical usefulness of D-dimer in cancer patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
S. de Lucia, D. Aujesky, J. Cornuz, P. de Moerloose, P. M. Roy, H. Bounameaux, A. Perrier (Geneva, Lausanne, Switzerland; Angers, France)
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Clinical usefulness of D-dimer according to clinical probability in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
M. Righini, D. Aujesky, P. M. Roy, J. Cornuz, P. de Moerloose, H. Bounameaux, A. Perrier (Geneva, Lausanne, Switzerland; Angers, France)
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The acquired and inherited risk factors in venous thromboembolism (VTE)
L. Adamek, E. Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, P. Grzanka, A. Szczeklik (Cracow, Poland)
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Helical computerized tomography (CT) and D-dimer (DD) as first-line tests in patients (pts) with suspicion of acute pulmonary embolism (PE)
C. Lorut, S. Gandon, A. Rabbat, A. Lefebvre, J. Fretault, M. H. Horellou, J. N. Buy, A. Mounedji, N. Roche, G. Huchon, J. P. Laaban (Paris, France)
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Co-relation of D-dimer values with spiral CT pulmonary angiogram (SCTPA) in pulmonary embolism- impact of a change in D-dimer test kit
R. V. Varma, B. C. Leahy (Manchester, United Kingdom)
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A 1-year evolution of pulmonary artery pressure in the patients treated with various therapeutic methods after acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Its impact on the chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) development
R. Romaszkiewicz, J. Lewczuk, P. Piszko, A. Wahab Ajlan, B. Ludwik, B. Sobkowicz, K. Wrabec (Wroclaw, Poland)
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Influence of protein C activity on the PT/INR in patients receiving heparin
N. Kolaitis, G. C. Maglaras, S. Giotopoulou, H. Dokou, G. Vartholomatos, C. Katsanos, M. P. Vassiliou, S. H. Constantopoulos (Ioannina, Greece)
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Management of life-threatening hemoptysis in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
V. Ioos, X. Jaïs, A. Hamid, M. Humbert, G. Simonneau (Clamart, France)
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