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.

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Management of sleep related breathing disorders

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Chairs: J. M. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain), N. J. Douglas (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

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Economic arguments in favor of immediate management of patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. A randomised controlled trial N. Pelletier-Fleury, N. Meslier, F. Gagnadoux, C. Person, D. Rakotonanahary, H. Ouksel, B. Fleury, J. L. Racineux (Le Kremlin Bicetre, Paris, France)
Intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients varied considerably after nasal CPAP compared to control subjects M. Konareva-Kostianeva, S. Mandadzhieva, P. Strumeliev, S. Kostianev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Circadian variations of intra-ocular pressure (IOP) in apnoeic patients before and after nCPAP treatment J. L. Pepin, M. Haller, L. Melki, C. Noel, A. Roge, J. P. Romanet, P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Reduction of sleep disordered breathing by physostigmine J. A. Hedner, H. Kraiczi, P. Murphy, Y. Peker (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Pharyngeal anatomic changes after genioglossus advancement and hyoid suspension (GAHT) associated with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) O. Orliaguet, J. L. Pepin, G. Bettega, S. Comiti, C. Deschaux, G. Ferretti, P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Effectiveness, safety and compliance of CPAP in acute stroke: a pilot study R. Scala, P. M. Turkington, P. Wanklyn, J. Bamford, M. W. Elliott (Arezzo, Italy; Leeds, United Kingdom)
Theophylline increases muscle sympathetic activity in patients with congestive heart failure S. Andreas, A. Delekat, L. Lütje, G. Hagenah, H. Reiter (Göttingen, Germany)
Effects of bi-level therapy in heart failure patients with cheyne-stokes respiration I. U. Fietze, A. Blau, C. Moeller, M. Glos, H. Theres, C. Witt (Berlin, Germany)