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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Airway mediators and responses

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: S. Anderson (Camperdown, Australia), A. Foresi (Sesto San Giovanni, Italy)
Bronchial challenge test in patients with chronic persistent cough and asthma
V. M. Zugic, P. M. Rebic, M. M. Grujic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
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Increased exhaled leukotrienes levels in adults with chronic cough
S. Pontier, W. Heurtaux, D. Riviere, R. Escamilla (Toulouse, France)
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The effects of repeated nasal allergen challenge on cough response in sensitized guinea pigs
M. Brozmanova, V. Calkovsky, J. Plevkova, M. Jurcak, M. Tatar (Martin, Slovakia)
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Increased levels of RANTES in induced sputum of chronic asthma but not in seasonal grass pollen-induced rhinitis
A. Barczyk, E. Sozanska, M. Farnik-Brodzinska, I. Stepniak-Ziólkiewicz, J. Nizio-Masior, W. Pierzchala (Katowice, Poland)
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LTB4 in expired breath condensate and sputum supernatant in patients with COPD. The effects of reversibility
K. Kostikas, G. Papatheodorou, T. Karamanis, P. Panagou, S. Loukides (Athens, Greece)
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The relationship between exhaled breath nitric oxide, induced sputum and airway physiological responses in occupational asthma
W. Anees, V. Huggins, S. Burge (Guernsey, Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Influence of air pollution on symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma
A. A. Lipiec, P. Rapiejko, B. Zielnik-Jurkiewicz, B. Samolinski, A. Wojdas (Warsaw, Poland)
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Bronchial hyperreactivity and airway inflammatory markers in nonasthmatic rhinitis
Z. Akkas, T. Y. Kuyucu, N. Sariman, S. Baslilar, B. Saylan, G. Karaagac (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Effects on bronchial response to methacholine of BDP-HFA and BDP-CFC
C. Micheletto, C. Pomari, S. Tognella, F. Trevisan, R. W. Dal Negro (Bussolengo, Italy)
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Gender and bronchial responsiveness in health and disease: effects of smoking
C. E. Wright, R. Thompson, L. Beumont, J. Jackson, A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom)
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Water training time is related to sputum neutrophil counts in sportsmen
J. Belda, S. Ricart, P. Casan, F. Drobnic, G. Margarit, J. Giner, G. Diaz-Beitia, M. Torrejon, J. Bellido, J. Sanchis (Barcelona, Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain)
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Expression of CD163 in asthmatic patients
K. Kowal, H. J. Moller, L. M. DuBuske, S. K. Moestrup, A. Bodzenta-Lukaszyk (Bialystok, Poland; Aarhus, Denmark; Fitchburg, United States Of America)
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Transcutaneous pulse oximetry during methacholine challenge and after salbutamol
B. Mastropasqua, R. Lodato, A. Pelucchi, R. D'Ippolito, A. Chetta, E. Marangio, D. Olivieri, A. Foresi (Parma, Italy)
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Adenosine 5'- monophosphate and methacholine challenge testing in healthy non-smokers, healthy smokers, patients with asthma and COPD
A. Toros, Z. A. Solak, A. Kokuludag, M. Erdinc (Izmir, Turkey)
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Leukotriene receptor antagonist versus corticotherapy on airways responsiveness in ovalbumin sensitized rats
C. Bunu, G. Mihalas, G. Tanasie, L. Noveanu, I. Siska, D. Vancea, V. Paunescu (Timisoara, Romania)
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Functional and biochemical assessment of lower airway inflammation in a feline model of ovalbumin-induced hypersensitivity
N. Kirschvink, G. Vincke, C. Clercx, D. Marlin, F. Delvaux, P. Gustin (Leige, Belgium; Newmarket, United Kingdom)
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Effects of β2 agonists on mucociliary clearance (MCC) in patients with asthma - association to polymorphisms of the β2-adrenoceptor
E. Daviskas, J. G. Shaw, S. D. Anderson, I. H. Young, S. Eberl, J. P. Seale (Sydney, Brisbane, Australia)
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Heart rate variability in patients with asthma and symptomatic hypertension
S. S. Panina, N. P. Nud‘ga, N. O. Gondulenko (Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
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