Annual Congress Vienna 2012

Saturday, 01.09.2012
Sunday, 02.09.2012
Monday, 03.09.2012
Tuesday, 04.09.2012
Wednesday, 05.09.2012

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, abstract number.



New issues in pulmonary function

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Dellaca (Milan, Italy), N. Koulouris (Athens, Greece), R. Pellegrino (Cuneo, Italy), V. Brusasco (Genova, Italy)
Patterns of lung function abnormalities in smokers as possible manifestation of "early" COPD phenotypes
A. Corsico, L. Carrozzi, F. Pistelli, E. Gini, F. Albicini, A. Grosso, F. Aquilini, R. Niniano, F. Imberti, E. Tsana Tegomo, M. Agnesi, A. Foresi, I. Cerveri (Pisa, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy)
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Airway distensibility with lung inflation following allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT)
G. Barisione, P.P. Pompilio, A. Bacigalupo, R. Pellegrino, A. Cioè, R. Dellacà, C. Brusasco, E. Crimi, T. Lamparelli, V. Brusasco (Genoa, Milan, Cuneo, Italy)
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Study on mouth occlusion pressure in normal subjects and patients with obstructive or restrictive lung diseases
H. Lee, H. Nam, J. Cho, J. Ryu (Incheon, Republic Of Korea)
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An integrative and comprehensive approach to evaluate lung mechanics in seated and upright positions
A. Albuquerque, P. Caruso, R. Pletsch, P. Santana, L. Cardenas, A. Apanavicius, G. Rozin, M. Macchione, J.M. Salge, C. Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Relationship between patient pulmonary function, exercise capacity and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
C. Jeanes, C. Brockwell, A. Clark, A. Wilson (Norwich, United Kingdom)
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Expiratory capnography in brown Norway rat: Feasibility and effect of acute bronchoconstriction
M. Guilbart, L. Degrugilliers, F. Robidel, F. Rogerieux, F. Marchal, B. Chenuel, S. Bayat (Amiens, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France)
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Effects of thoracic gas compression on airway responsiveness in asthma
R. Torchio, A. Antonelli, C. Gulotta, E. Crimi, C. Crimi, V. Brusasco, R. Pellegrino (Orbassano, Cuneo, Genova, Catania, Italy)
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Change of CP location during bronchodilatation
O. Pedersen, R. Pellegrino, P. Pompilio (Aarhus, Denmark)
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Lung-packing and stretching increases vital capacity in recreational freedivers
O. Johansson, E. Schagaty (Östersund, Sweden)
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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with inspiratory capacity to total lung capacity ratio in AECOPD patients
X. Bu, L. Zhao (Beijing, China)
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Assessement of eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation response in asymptomatic SCUBA divers
J. Hobeika, C. Poirier, N. Germain-Lacroix (Montreal, Canada)
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Effects of airway smooth muscle activation and unloading on short-term variability of inspiratory impedance in healthy and asthmatic subjects
A. Gobbi, C. Gulotta, R. Dellacà, P. Pompilio, A. Antonelli, R. Torchio, P. Parola, L. Dutto, C. Crimi, V. Brusasco, R. Pellegrino (Milan, Orbassano, Cuneo, Catania, Genoa, Italy)
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Acute effects of intermittent and continuous normocapnic hyperpnea on lung function and airway resistance in asthmatics
P.A. Eichenberger, A. Kurzen, S.N. Diener, T.A. Scherer, C.M. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland)
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The relationship between long-term correlations (self-similarity) in PEF and FEV1 in COPD
G. Donaldson, T. Seemungal, J. Hurst, J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom; St. Augustine, Trinidad And Tobago)
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Feasibility and safety of mannitol challenge in pre-school children using forced oscillations
A. Albloushi, S. Simpson, S. Stick, G. Hall (Perth, Australia)
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Contribution of Β2-adrenoceptors to bronchodilatation during exercise in healthy humans
C. Gulotta, A. Antonelli, R. Torchio, A. Terzi, L. Bertolaccini, F. Rolfo, L. Dutto, P.G. Agostoni, V. Brusasco, R. Pellegrino (Orbassano, Cuneo, Milan, Genoa, Italy)
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Ventilation parameters in asthmatic children after one week at 1400 meters altitude
A. da Ponte, A. Tullio, B. Grassi, M. Canciani (Udine, Italy)
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Airway resistance in COPD
M. Heiß-Neumann, D. Burggraf, M. Wjst, L. Ziegler-Heitbrock, EvA Consortium (Gauting, Neuherberg, Germany)
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The predictive value of inspiratory fraction to exercise capacity in patients with stable moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Y. Zhang, J. Liu, W. Yang, X. Tan (Shanghai, China)
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Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on systemic inflammatory markers, muscle cross section area and functional parameters in interstitial lung disease
B. Menon, V. Bansal, B. Prajapat (New Delhi, India)
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