Annual Congress Vienna 2009

Saturday, 12.09.2009
Sunday, 13.09.2009
Monday, 14.09.2009
Tuesday, 15.09.2009
Wednesday, 16.09.2009

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, abstract number.


Material from 2009:
  • 4047 Abstracts
  • 652 Slide presentations
  • 300 Webcasts
  • 93 Handouts
  • 2150 e-posters
  • 300 Multimedia files
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Assessment of functional status

E-Communication Session
Chairs: V. Parreira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), R. Evans (Thornton, Leicestershire, United Kingdom)
The use of the incremental shuttle walking test in the BODE index
J. Williams, R. Green, M. Morgan, S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom)
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COPD related fatigue: evaluation of factors associated with fatigue in COPD and comparison with healthy subjects
A. Lewko, P. Bidgood, R. Willoughby, J. McArthur, R. Hofmeyr, R. Osborne, R. Garrod (London, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom)
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Comparison of activities of daily living in patients with moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
S. Savci, M. Saglam, E. Calik, H. Arikan, D. Inal-Ince, N. Vardar-Yagli, M. Bosnak-Guclu, C. Berkesoglu, L. Coplu (Ankara, Turkey)
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Neurophysiological comparison between the sit-to-stand test with the 6-minute walk test in individuals with COPD
C. C. D. M. Rocco, F. F. Canuto, R. Stirbulov, L. Sampaio, J. C. F. Corrêa (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Influence between metabolic and ventilatory responses of the step test and sit-to-stand test to the functional status, physical activity level and quality of life in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
E.M. Gatti Rogueiro, D. Costa, B. Pessoa, R. Basso, D. Ike, V. Pires Di lorenzo, M. Jamami (Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Determinants of fatigue and activities of daily living in patients with heart failure
M. Bosnak-Guclu, H. Arikan, S. Savci, M. Saglam, D. Inal-Ince, E. Tulumen, N. Vardar-Yagli, L. Togozoglu (Ankara, Turkey)
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Multidimensional disease severity and peripheral muscle endurance and fatigue in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Inal-Ince, S. Savci, M. Saglam, E. Calik, H. Arikan, M. Bosnak-Guclu, N. Vardar-Yagli, L. Coplu (Ankara, Turkey)
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Muscle force of biceps and deltoids contributes to arm functional capacity and endurance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
T. Janaudis-Ferreira, K. Hill, R. Goldstein, K. Wadell, D. Brooks (Toronto, Canada; Umea, Sweden)
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Evaluation of the surrey information on function tool (SIFT) as a functional outcome measure for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)
J. Callaghan, F. Dyer, J. Bott (Farnham, Chertsey, United Kingdom)
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Does the BODE index reflect the level of physical activity in daily life in patients with COPD?
L. C. Mantoani, M. M. Guimarães, R. L. Vitorasso, V. Cavalheri, N. A. Hernandes, E. M. C. Ramos, D. Ramos, V. S. Probst, A. F. Brunetto, F. Pitta (Londrina, Presidente Prudente, Brazil)
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Functional tests and relation to BODE index in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
E. M. Gatti Regueiro, D. Costa, P. D. L. Valéria, B. Renata, J. Mauricio, P. Bruna (Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Validation of the self-paced step test for assessment of exercise tolerance in elderly people
M. Karsten, J. Schnaider, D. L. Matte, W. C. D. Lima (Sao Carlos, Florianopolis, Brazil)
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Comparison of physical performance and cardiorespiratory responses in the six minute step test between asthmatic and healthy adolescents
E.M. Gatti Regueiro, C. Dirceu, B. Renata, J. Mauricio, P. Bruna, L. Ivana, P. D. L. Valeria (Sao Carlos, Brazil)
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Regression equations of six-minute walking test in Brazilian healthy children and adolescents
A. Oliveira, M. A. Duarte, M. D. G. Machado (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
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Efficiency, a new parameter for the estimation of physical fitness of elderly using the 6-minutes-walk-test
W. Marek, R. Yvonne, E. Marek, K. Mückenhoff, P. Vogel, N. Kotschy-Lang (Bochum, Falkenstein, Germany)
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Autonomic dysfunction of heart rate and blood pressure control in asthmatic children during six minute walking test
M. D. G. Rodrigues-Machado, B. Luiza Alexandre, M. J. Fernandes Fontes, M. A. Duarte (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
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Respiratory cost and respiratory effort cost indexes in healthy and asthmatic children during six minute walking test
M. D. G. Rodrigues-Machado, B. Luiza Alexandre (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
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Step counting and energy expenditure estimation in patients with COPD and healthy elderly: accuracy of two motion sensors
G. K. W. Bisca, K. C. Furlanetto, N. Oldemberg, T. J. P. Sant‘Anna, F. K. Morakami, C. A. Camillo, V. Cavalheri, E. M. C. Ramos, A. F. Brunetto, F. Pitta (Londrina, Presidente Prudente, Brazil)
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