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:
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  • 652 Slide presentations
  • 300 Webcasts
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Diagnostic aspects in obstructive sleep apnoea

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: T. Penzel (Berlin, Germany), D. Pevernagie (Heeze, Netherlands)
Correlation between sleep endoscopic findings in different bispectral index levels with clinical severities in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Y. L. Lo, Y. L. Ni, T. Y. Lin, Y. F. Fang, H. P. Kuo (Taipei, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
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A prospective, randomised, cross-over study comparing unattended home-based versus attended in-hospital polysomnography
V. Ninane, M. Bruyneel, C. Sanida, G. Art, W. Libert, L. Cuvelier, R. Sergysels (Bruxelles, Belgium)
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Application of the new AASM rules for recording and scoring of polysomnographies – comparison to Rechtschaffen and Kales
S. Canisius, A. Schaefer, D. Schach, S. Kathol, U. Brandenburg, C. Vogelmeier, W. Cassel (Marburg, Bad Ems, Germany)
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Synchronisation between multiple sleep EEG parameters and autonomous nervous system parameters to estimate sleep quality
T. Penzel, F. Gans, A. Schumann, J. Kantelhardt, I. Fietze (Berlin, Halle, Germany)
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Tidal expiratory flow limitation is not predictive of sleep-related disorders in asymptomatic aged subjects
M. Guillot, F. Costes, D. Maudoux, L. Bertoletti, J. C. Barthélémy, F. Roche (Saint-Etienne, France)
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Nocturnal respiratory symptoms in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
V. Gross, K. Sohrabi, F. Dette, J. Nolte, U. Koehler (Giessen, Marburg, Germany)
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Prediction of apnea-hypopnea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome using a regression model based on nonlinear analysis of respiratory signals
E. Kaimakamis, V. Tsara, L. Sichletidis, H. Karvounis, N. Maglaveras (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Oxygen desaturation (index, medium, lowest) analysis at patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and comorbidity correlations
A. Schuch, S. Ursoniu, V. Tudorache, D. Lighezan, D. Gaita, O. Fira Mladinescu, A. Crisan, S. Mihaicuta (Timisoara, Romania)
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Overnight pulse oximetry vs nocturnal respiratory monitoring as screening test for suspected sleep apnea syndrome
S. Bertini, G. Villella, T. Renda, A. Augustynen, M. Gorini, A. Corrado (Firenze, Italy)
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Analysis of body fat composition by bioelectrical impedance in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
J. Abad, A. Muñoz, P. Serra, E. Valverde, A. Marin, C. Martinez, E. Fuente, A. Baya, J. Morera (Badalona, Spain)
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Evaluation of polysomnographic data in OSAS patients with cardiac diseases
Y. Saygideger, B. Oktay, H. Firat, S. Ardic (Ankara, Turkey)
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Contactless detection of central apneas
G. Weinreich, Y. Wang, S. Teschler, H. Teschler (Essen, Germany)
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Measurement of cephalometric indices in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
A. Prabhakaran, R. Chetambath, S. George (Calicut, India)
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The utility of apnealink as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea
A. BaHammam, M. Chaudhery, S. Shaikh (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
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Validity of a supersimplified device for diagnosis of patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea (OSAH). Preliminary results
J. Duran-Cantolla, F. Aizpuru, C. Egea, N. Pedraza, R. Rubio, C. Gonzalez, C. Martinez-Null, L. Cancelo, J. Quiroga, J. Avendaño, E. Leuza, M. Larrañaga, I. Ajuria, F. Capote, E. García, M. A. Sanchez-Armengol, M. Mayos, A. Fortuna, J. F. Masa, M. Rubio, J. Abad, F. García-Rio, J. M. Montserrat, E. Ballester, M. D. M. Centelles, M. Gonzalez, M. Cabello, C. Queipo, A. Jimenez, A. Ferrer, M. De la Peña, N. Gonzalez-Mangado, M. Troncoso, J. Rey, L. Larrategui, F. Barbe (Vitoria, Sevilla, Barcelona, Cáceres, Madrid, Cantabria, Mallorca, Lleida, Spain; Lima, Peru; Argentina, Argentina)
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Precision and utility of an ambulatory sleep diagnostic sytem based on peripheral arterial tonometry (pat) compared to simultaneous polysomnography in patients with OSAS
K. Ali Khan, V. Akke, M. Amoia, M. Uzbeck, K. Finan, J. J. Gilmartin (Galway, Ireland)
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Sleep screening by means of photoplethysmographically derived pulse wave parameters
C. Fischer, G. Ludger, M. Schwaibold, S. Bernd, H. Jan, D. Sommermeyer (Karlsruhe, Germany; Gothenburg, Sweden)
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Berlin questionnaire (BQ): screening tool for OSAS at tertiary centre
S. Kolekar, T. Sen, D. Aggarwal, Z. Udwadia (Naestved, Denmark; Mumbai, India)
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Translation and adaptation of the Quebec sleep questionnaire (QSQ) to the population of Spanish speakers
P. Catalan, A. Martinez, A. Herrejon, R. Peris, I. Inchaurraga, E. Fernandez-Fabrellas, R. Blanquer, Y. Lacasse (Valencia, Spain; Ste-Foy, P., Canada)
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Translation and adaptation of the sleep apnoea quality of life index (SAQLI) to the population of Spanish speakers
P. Catalan, A. Martinez, A. Herrejon, R. Peris, I. Inchaurraga, E. Fernandez-Fabrellas, R. Blanquer, W. W. Flemons (Valencia, Spain; Calgary, Canada)
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