B. Buyse (Leuven, Belgium), C. Van Der Grinten (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Diagnosis of hypertension in sleep apnea: self-measured home versus 24hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring J. P. Baguet, I. Boutin, G. Barone-Rochette, P. Levy, R. Tamisier, H. Pierre, J. L. Pepin (Grenoble, France; Quebec City, Canada)
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Correlation between pulse transit time and microvascular impairment in OSAS patients D. Lacedonia, P. Nazzaro, P. Carratù, G. Schirosi, F. Gadaleta, C. Scoditti, O. Resta (Bari, Italy)
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Should mixed apnea be classified with obstructive sleep apnea? M. Yamauchi, S. Tamaki, M. Yoshikawa, Y. Ohnishi, H. Nakano, K. Strohl, H. Kimura (Kashihara, Tenri, Fukuoka, Japan; Cleveland, United States Of America)
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Relationship between upper airway collapasability measured by negative expiratory pressure test and obstructive sleep apnea G. Insalaco, S. Romano, A. Lo Bue, O. Marrone, A. Salvaggio (Palermo, Italy)
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Relationship between V,NEP0.5 in wakefulness and pcrit during sleep in controls and OSAH patients L. Taranto Montemurro, M. Bettinzoli, A. Braghini, L. Corda, C. Tantucci (Brescia, Italy)
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Electrical stimulation (ES) directed to longitudinal fibers improves the flow-mechanical effects of genioglossus (GG) contraction Y. Dotan, A. Netzer, L. Gaitini, A. Oliven (Haifa, Israel)
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Should caffeine be avoided in obstructive sleep apnea? E. Monteiro, S. Conde, P. Pinto, C. Barbara, L. Diogo, M. J. Marques-Gomes (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Acetazolamide improves central sleep apnea in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome at altitude Y. Nussbaumer-Ochsner, T. Latshang, S. Ulrich, M. Kohler, R. Thurnheer, K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Muensterlingen-Scherzingen, Switzerland)
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Mandibular repositioning devices efficacy over one year as first line treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea A. Geraads, P. D‘Athis, J. J. Larzul, M. Bénichou, F. Martin, M. Figueredo, J. M. Bedicam, C. Guyonnaud, J. Steinbauer, G. Gonzalez, N. Just, A. S. Veyer, E. Devin, L. Lerousseau (Auxerre, France)
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Effects of bariatric surgery in sleep breathing disorders V. Martins, C. Guimarães, J. Moutinho (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: do your patients use it at home? R. Heinzer, V. Rey, G. Lecciso, J. F. Vodoz, C. Manzini, G. Lavigne (Lausanne, Switzerland; Montréal, Canada)
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The velumount device for obstructive sleep apnoea W. Strobel, D. Stolz, M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
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The effect of home-based exercise program on the functional parameters in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome S. Ozalevli, D. Ilgin, H. Kul Karaali, O. Itil, I. Oztura, B. Baklan (Izmir, Turkey)
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Comparison of continuous positive airway pressure and valsartan 160 mg in hypertensive sleep apnoea patients never treated for both conditions: the VALSAS study J. L. Pepin, R. Tamisier, G. Barone-Rochette, P. Levy, J. P. Baguet (Grenoble, France)
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Paradoxical reaction of blood pressure on sleep apnoea patients treated with CPAP C. Chaves Loureiro, M. Drummond, J. C. Winck, J. Almeida (Coimbra, Porto, Portugal)
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Effects of treatments with nCPAP on cerebral blood flow velocity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) D. Petkova, V. Nestorova, B. Banova (Varna, Bulgaria)
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Regional cerebral blood flow in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome after continuous positive airway pressure therapy E. Elfimova, A. Aksenova, A. Litvin, P. Galitsin, M. Bugriy, V. Sergienko, I. Chazova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Effect of nCPAP therapy on inflammatory cell counts in pharyngeal lavage of patients with obstructive sleep apnea M. Blaukovitsch, E. Müller, S. Rüller, P. Zabel, H. P. Hauber (Borstel, Germany)
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Novel method for extraction of respiratory phases in the application of CPAP M. Titchener, T. Penzel, I. Fietze, D. Whiting (Auckland, New Zealand; Berlin, Germany)
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