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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Quality of life and symptoms in COPD

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: E. Clini (Gaiato - Modena, Italy), D. Stolz (Arlesheim, Switzerland)
Frequency of bronchiectasis in patients with COPD and effects on quality of life
A. Ekici, M. S. Ekici, E. Bulcun, T. Karakoç, E. Sentürk (Kirikkale, Turkey)
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The EQ-5D is responsive to recovery from a moderate COPD exacerbation
L. Goossens, M. Nivens, B. Monz, M. Rutten-van Mölken (Rotterdam, Netherlands; Ridgefield, United States Of America; Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Breathlessness on bending down in COPD patients – prevalence and predictors
H. Makker, H. Ariyaratne (London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Upper airways symptoms, nasal lavage cells and eicosanoids in COPD
W. Piotrowski, V. Piotrowska, Z. Kurmanowska, A. Antczak (Lodz, Poland)
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Relationship between quality of life and BODE index of stable ex-smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
V. Koblizek, F. Salajka, E. Cermakova, T. Dobesova (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic)
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Minimal bronchiectasis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
E. Sen, Z. P. Onen, B. Eris Gulbay, O. Ercen, S. Eladag, O. Akkoca Yildiz, T. Acican, S. Saryal, G. Karabiyikoglu (Ankara, Turkey)
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Impact of age in the clinical expression of COPD in Greek patients
C. Dimitropoulos, E. Papandreou, I. Kainis, G. Alexias, E. Kosmas, I. Ntanos (Athens, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Predictors of health-related quality of life using sf-12 questionnaire, in Greek COPD outpatients
C. Dimitropoulos, I. Haziri, E. Theodorakopoulou, G. Alexias, G. Hillas, I. Ntanos (Athens, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Cluster analysis to identify phenotypes in COPD
M. Han, B. Bartholmai, J. Curtis, F. Sciurba, B. Thompson, M. Frederick, D. Li, M. Schwarz, A. Limper, R. Wise, F. Martinez (Ann Arbor, Rochester, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Denver, United States Of America)
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The fatigue severity and health-related quality of life in elderly COPD outpatients
S. Cucak, J. Jelic, B. Gvozdenovic (Belgrade, Republic Of Serbia)
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Clinical significance of estimation in the respiratory muscles functions in patients with COPD of old age
I. Ponomareva, V. Abrosimov (Ryazan, Russian Federation)
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Health related quality of life in mustard lung patients and its correlation with lung function parameters
S. Mohammadzadeh Lari, D. Attaran, M. Towhidi, M. Amini, R. Basiri, H. Ghobadi Maralloo (Mashhad, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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What predicts quality of life in elderly patients with COPD?
A. Corlateanu, C. Cote, V. Botnaru, L. Panfil, D. Ursachila (Chishinau, Republic Of Moldova; Bay Pines, United States Of America)
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Airflow limitation or dynamic hyperinflation, which is more closely related to dyspnoea in patients with COPD?
K. Nishimura, M. Santo, K. Takahashi, M. Murata, Y. Hoko, T. Kondo, S. Ito, K. Tamura, T. Yoshimura, N. Yamashita, T. Hanawa, Y. Matsubara, T. Oga (Gifu, Kyoto, Japan)
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Identification of COPD phenotypes using factor analysis
P. R. Burgel, J. L. Paillasseur, I. Tillie-Leblond, P. Chanez, N. Roche (Paris, France)
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Severe COPD in young drug addicts with normal level of alfa-1-antitripsin
M. Sanzharovskaya, A. Smotrova, E. Budankova, G. Chernogoryuk (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in COPD
I. Trofimenko, B. Chernyak (Irkutsk, Russian Federation)
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Comorbidities in COPD patients – their prevalence and correlation with BODE index
M. Grabicki, H. Batura-Gabryel, I. Brodnicka, A. Bobkiewicz, B. Brajer (Poznan, Wolica, Poland)
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Impact of COPD in physical and psychological functions
M. Barrueco, V. Pajares, G. Tirado-Conde, J. Ferrer, M. Lleonart, E. Rodríguez, P. De Lucas, M. Miravitlles (Salamanca, Barcelona, Madrid, Spain)
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Antiproteases system activation in bronchial region as a factor of tolerance to COPD in healthy long term smokers
S. Fedosenko, G. Chernogoryuk, O. Akbasheva, N. Jamkina, S. Antipov (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
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