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
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Sleep apnoea across the ages

E-Communication Session
Chairs: D. Pevernagie (Heeze, Netherlands), A. Valipour (Vienna, Austria)
Initial acceptance and compliance to nasal CPAP in elderly patients
F. Nogueira, P. Micci, S. Grandval, I. Sergio, D. L. Mario (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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Clinical description of sleep apnea syndrome in the elderly
P. Deblois, N. Zrek, H. Khemliche, J. Y. Guillaume, M. C. Ouayoun, F. Cheliout-Heraut, F. Bour (Gonesse, Senlis, Bobigny, Garches, France)
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Sleep breathing disorders and pulmonary hemodynamics in the geriatric age group
A. Farhat, W. El-Shimy, T. El-Behidy, G. Hasan (Tanta, Egypt)
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Gender differences in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
L. Sacristán, L. Hernández, E. M. Rosillo, A. Candela, S. Asensio, S. Romero (Alicante, Spain)
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Increased left ventricular mass is independently associated with unrecognized sleep apnea/hypopnea in elderly women
F. Roche, C. Romeyer-Bouchard, A. Da Costa, N. Mayaud, K. Isaaz, V. Pichot, S. Celle, J. C. Barthelemy (Saint Etienne, France)
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Daytime sleepiness and symptoms associated with OSAHS in subjects aged 40 to 80 years in southern Galicia (Spain)
M. Mosteiro, M. L. Torres, M. J. Muñoz, V. Leiro, A. Cobas, M. Botana, C. Represas (Vigo, Spain)
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Is there an association between age and the duration and number of respiratory events in patients with sleep apnea?
C. Wagner y Struwing, C. Zamarro Garcia, E. Manas Baena, R. Esteban Calvo, M. Alonso Plasencia, E. Perez-Rodriguez, R. Gomez Garcia, A. Hernando Sanz, D. Kopecna, A. Sueiro-Bendito, D. Sanchez Mellado, A. Sam (Madrid, Spain)
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Sleep architecture in children with trisomy 21 with mild/moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea
A. Riekstins, M. Kilvert, S. Al Saleh, I. Narang (Toronto, Canada)
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Frequency of tonsillar hypertrophy and snoring in children without and with recurrent wheezing
S. Hatzinikolaou, L. Lianou, E. Kalampouka, M. Hatzisymeon, I. Karayianni, M. Tsaoussoglou, P. Gartagani-Panaghiotopoulou, G. Chrousos, A. Kaditis (Athens, Greece)
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Urinary excretion of sodium correlates with severity of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children
E. Alexopoulos, A. Kaditis, E. Gletsou, K. Chaidas, V. Varlami, G. Ntamagka, A. Karathanasi, E. Kostadima, E. Boultadakis, N. Liakos, M. Apostolidou, S. Pournaras, K. Gourgoulianis (Larissa, Greece)
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Indication, compliance and tolerance of CPAP/BiPAP in sleep apnea syndrome in children
J. N. Sancho-Chust, E. Chiner, A. Camarasa, G. Mediero, C. Senent, N. Mella (Sant Joan d‘Alacant, Spain)
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Autonomic cardiovascular reflexes test in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
M. C. Paolino, M. Montesano, F. Ianniello, A. C. Massolo, A. Crescenzi, A. Urbano, M. P. Villa (Rome, Italy)
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Nocturnal hypoventilation is associated with poor sleep quality and increased pulse rate variability in children
U. Krivec, M. A. Quera Salva, G. Aubertin, I. Constant, A. Clement, B. Fauroux (Ljubljana, Slovenia; Paris, Garches, France)
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Long-term treatment effects of the rapid maxillary expander in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
A. Rizzoli, M. C. Paolino, A. C. Massolo, R. Castaldo, F. Ianniello, A. Crescenzi, M. P. Villa (Rome, Italy)
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The effects of weight loss and residual sleep-disordered breathing on inflammatory markers and oxidative stress in obese children
K. Van Hoorenbeeck, H. Franckx, L. Van Gaal, K. Desager, W. De Backer, S. Verhulst (Antwerp, De Haan, Belgium)
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Prevalence of habitual snoring and its association with socioeconomic status in primary school children in Istanbul
R. E. Senay, R. Ersu, P. Ay, A. Topuzoglu, S. Oktem, A. Arman, F. Karakoc, B. Karadag, E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Persisting sleep apnea syndrome in children after adenotonsillectomy
J. N. Sancho-Chust, E. Chiner, C. Senent, M. Llombart, A. Camarasa, E. Gómez-Merino, N. Mella (Sant Joan d‘Alacant, Spain)
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Sleep characteristics of children with Prader-Willi syndrome
L. Boto, T. Nunes, C. Pereira, L. Sampaio, R. Ferreira (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Sleep evaluation in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type vi
S. Chaves Fagondes, S. Menna-Barreto, A. John, P. Dalcin, I. V. Schwartz, A. C. Azevedo, L. Hoff, P. Barrios, R. Giuliani (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
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Sleep habits and consequences of disordered sleep in healthy school children in a developing country
G. Mustafa, P. A. Khan, I. Iqbal (Multan, Pakistan)
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