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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Cystic fibrosis: modern methods of monitoring the disease

Poster Discussion
Chairs: H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), B. Assael (Verona, Italy)
Lung clearance index (LCI) and trapped gas (TG) may reflect different aspects of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) lung disease in infants
H. Ljungberg, P. M. Gustafsson, G. Hülskamp, A. F. Hoo, S. Lum, J. J. Pillow, J. Stocks (London, United Kingdom; Gothenburg, Sweden)
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Pulmonary function and bronchodilator response to albuterol, ipratropium bromide and association of albuterol and ipratropium bromide in children with cystic fibrosis (CF)
S. Vidaurreta, V. Rodríguez, C. Kofman, A. Colom, A. Teper (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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Comparison of lung function during infancy and childhood in children with cystic fibrosis
E. M. Nieuwhof, E. C. van der Wiel, W. Hofhuis, J. C. de Jongste, P. J. F. M. Merkus (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
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Ergospirometry in children with cystic fibrosis
S. Albinni, S. Renner, I. Eichler (Vienna, Austria)
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Severity of disease does not affect success of a combined in-patient rehabilitation program on aerobic performance and quality of life in patients with cystic fibrosis
B. H. Knöpfli, A. Däscher-Fopp, H. Keller (Davos, Switzerland)
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Quality of life in Austrian and Greek children with cystic fibrosis
E. Hatziagorou, V. Karagianni, A. Vidalis, M. Quittan, N. Hachemian, J. Tsanakas (Thessaloniki, Thessaliniki, Greece; Vienna, Austria)
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Longitudinal follow-up of pulmonary, nutritional and laboratory data in patients with cystic fibrosis related diabetes mellitus (CFRD) after initial treatment with glibenclamid
M. Ballmann, C. Mueller-Brandes (Hannover, Germany)
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Gender comparisons of body composition, inspiratory muscle function and diaphragm thickness in adult patients with cystic fibrosis
S. J. Enright, V. B. Unnithan (Salford, United Kingdom; Syracuse, United States Of America)
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Exercise capacity, quality of life and nutritional status in adults with cystic fibrosis
I. Gaspar-Garcia, A. Valencia-Rodriguez, A. Dorado-Galindo, A. Padilla-Galo, C. Olveira-Fuster, G. Olveira-Fuster, J. Merino-Berdugo (Malaga, Spain)
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Gastroesophageal reflux and hyperreactivity of bronchial tree in children with CF
N. Efimova, L. A. Jelenina, T. Gembitskaya (St Petersburg, Russia)
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Gastroesophageal reflux in patients with cyystic fibrosis
V. Rozmanic, D. T. Drinkovic, V. Ahel, D. T. Drinkovic, M. Persic, A. R. Votava (Rijeka, Zagreb, Croatia)
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Pulmonary hypertension as a predictor of survival in cystic fibrosis
J. Naumenko, A. Cherniak, G. Nekludova, E. Amelina, A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia)
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Tissue doppler echocardiography in cardiac evaluation of children with cystic fibrosis
F. Akalin, R. Ersu, C. Ayabakan, B. Karadag, F. Karakoc, E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Levels of interleukin- 4 and interferon – γ in serum and sputum in children with cystic fibrosis
T. Bulgakova, E. Surkova, T. Ses, T. Gembitskaia, L. Lelenina (St Petersburg, Russia)
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Does sputum induction improve Pseudomonas aeruginosa detection in cystic fibrosis?
V. K. Kehagia, D. J. Serisier, N. G. Papageorgiou, M. P. Carroll (Athens, Greece; Southampton, United Kingdom)
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Expression of iNOS, exhaled NO and nitrate/nitrites in exhaled condensate in infants and toddlers with cystic fibrosis
F. Horak, Jr., A. Moeller, G. L. Hall, P. J. Franklin, R. Searles, C. Lane, S. M. Stick (Vienna, Austria; Zuerich, Switzerland; Perth, Australia)
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Expression of inducible nitiric oxide synthase (iNOS) in airway epithelial cells is reduced in young children with cystic fibrosis
A. Moeller, R. Searles, F. Horak, Jr., S. Burgess, C. Lane, G. L. Hall, P. J. Franklin, S. M. Stick (Perth, Australia; Zurich, Switzerland)
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Effects on exhaled nitric oxide levels and lung function of ultrasonically nebulized hypertonic solution in cystic fibrosis
F. Cardinale, A. Manca, L. Mappa, R. Tesse, R. Cavallone, M. S. Loffredo, A. Dellino, I. Chinellato, R. Rubino, G. Iacoviello, N. Rigillo, L. Armenio, E. Costantino (Bari, Italy)
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Leukotriene metabolites in breath condensate of patients with atopic asthma and cystic fibrosis
P. Reineck, A. Artlich, C. Hoeser, H. Hildebrand, G. Hüls, H. Lindemann (Giessen, Germany)
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Breath condensate pH in children with CF and asthma: a new non-invasive marker of airway inflammation?
G. E. Carpagnano, P. J. Barnes, J. Francis, N. M. Wilson, A. Bush, S. A. Kharitonov (Bari, Italy; United Kingdom, United Kingdom)
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