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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Muscles mechanics and structure

Poster Discussion
Chairs: M. Orozco-Levi (Barcelona, Spain), C. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Intrauterine growth restriction does not lead to persistently abnormal lung function postnatally in lambs
A. C. Wilson, J. Lipsett, J. D. Kennedy, A. J. Martin (Adelaide, Australia)
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Nasal airways resistance; normal range and influence of trigger flow rate
N. Eiser, C. Phillips, P. Wooler, P. Sedgwick, C. Dore (London, United Kingdom)
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Mechanisms of compensation of inspiratory resistive loading on respiratory system
G. G. Isaev (St Petersburg, Russia)
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Role of vagal afferents in load compensatory responses of pharynx muscles
N. P. Aleksandrova (St Petersburg, Russia)
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Role of the insular cortex in respiratory control
V. G. Aleksandrov, N. P. Aleksandrova, V. A. Bagaev (St.-Petersburg, Russia)
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Does hyperpnoea explain central fatigue of the diaphragm following a cycling exercise?
S. Jonville, N. S. Hopkinson, J. Moxham, T. Similowski, M. I. Polkey (London, United Kingdom; Paris, France)
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Expiratory flow limitation in awake healthy subjects: a reflex to protect respiratory tract?
G. Gourcerol, C. Tardif, P. Ducrotte, A. M. Leroi, E. Verin (Rouen, France)
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Protein oxidation in the diaphragm of patients with COPD
E. Barreiro, D. Sánchez, J. Minguella, M. Orozco-Levi, S. N. A. Hussain, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain; Montreal, Canada)
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Satellite cells and remodelling indices in the diaphragm of COPD patients and subjects with normal lung function undergoing thoracotomy
J. Martinez-Llorens, M. Orozco-Levi, M. Ferrer, J. Minguella, E. Barreiro, J. Broquetas, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)
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Effects of overloading respiratory muscles on the immunological response to short duration strenuous exercise
B. Binazzi, F. Bottino, C. Coli, R. Biagiotti, M. G. Giudizi, R. Zonefrati, M. C. Ronchi, T. Benedetti, F. Longo, N. Ambrosino, E. Clini, G. Scano, R. Duranti (Firenze, Pisa, Pavullo, Italy)
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Diagnosis of a degree extrapulmonary airways stenosis by the analysis of the relation flow – volume - pressure at the quiet and forced breath
M. Y. Kameneva, W. K. Kuznetsova, G. A. Lubimov (St Petersburg, Moscow, Russia)
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Dynamic MRI of the trachea
J. L. Perret, L. Litewka, M. Conron, D. L. Hart (Melbourne, Australia)
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Oxidative stress and nitric oxide production in the quadriceps femoris muscle of COPD patients
E. Barreiro, D. Sánchez, M. Orozco-Levi, J. Gea, S. N. A. Hussain (Barcelona, Spain; Montreal, Canada)
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STAT4 activation in smokers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A. Di Stefano, G. Caramori, A. Capelli, I. Gnemmi, F. L. M. Ricciardolo, T. Oates, B. Balbi, M. Lusuardi, C. F. Donner, K. F. Chung, P. J. Barnes, I. M. Adcock (Veruno, Ferrara, Bergamo, Italy; London, United Kingdom)
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Effect of uncompressed partial expiratory flow on dyspnea and exercise in COPD
P. Panagou, V. Grammenou, S. Tsipra, D. Poulou, I. Pappa, K. Kostikas, K. Tsintiris, S. Loukides (Athens, Greece)
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Assessment of chest wall and diaphragm motion by dynamic MRI scanning during FVC, cough and sniff manoeuvres
J. Seidel, G. H. Mills, J. M. Wild, A. J. Swift, N. Woodhouse, E. van Beek (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
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Relationship between bioelectrical impedance measurament (BIA) and respiratory function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients
D. A. Colombo, A. Fumagalli, D. Testa, E. E. Guffanti (Casatenovo, Milano, Italy)
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Effect of abdominal binding on diaphragm strength in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI)
N. Hart, I. Laffont, A. Perez de la Sota, M. I. Polkey, P. Denys, F. Lofaso (Garches, France; London, United Kingdom)
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