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.



Pulmonary circulation: clinical PAH, registries and treatments

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), C.D. Vizza (Rome, Italy), J. Lordan (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom), R. Condliffe (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Assessment of pulmonary hypertension in patients over 70
C. Valerio, B. Schreiber, C. Handler, C. Denton, J. Coghlan (London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Pulmonary hypertension in a district general hospital
Y.P. Lin, D. Davenport, N. Shrikrishna, A. Cole, H. Ranu (Chichester, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Pulmonary arterial hypertension prototype for national protocol and registry
M. Malekmohammad, F. Fahimi, B. Sharifkashani, M.R. Masjedi (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Pulmonary hypertension: The experience of a large UK district general hospital
S. Clarke, G. Swarbrick, S. Baddeley, J. Chadwick, T. Saba (Blackpool, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Stability of a new formulation of intravenous epoprostenol sodium
O. Lambert, D. Bandilla (Allschwil, Switzerland)
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension: Long term effects of oral ambrisentan on clinical status, exercise capacity and haemodynamics
M. D‘Alto, E. Romeo, P. Argiento, A. Correra, B. Sarubbi, A. D‘Andrea, A. Caronna, M. Pignatiello, N. Grimaldi, R. Calabrò, M.G. Russo (Naples, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Incidence of subdural hematoma in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in two randomized controlled clinical trials
G. Simonneau, L.J. Hwang, S. Teal, N. Galie (Paris, France; Bologna, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Long-term bosentan therapy improves exercise capacity and hemodynamics in sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension
D. Qua, V. Palmero, R. Sulica (New York, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
First long-term experience with intravenous treprostinil administered by the implantable infusion pump LenusPro. A single-center pilot study
R. Steringer-Mascherbauer, V. Eder, C. Huber, S. Wittrich, R. Fuegger, U. Fröschl, H.J. Nesser (Linz, Austria)
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An international survey of current pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) management
I. Preston, B. Hinzmann, N. Bawden, H. Tiede (Boston, United States Of America; Berlin, Giessen, Germany; London, United Kingdom)
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Comparison of the pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and safety profiles of three different formulations of intravenous epoprostenol sodium
L. Nicolas, M. Gutierrez, J. Dingemanse (Allschwil, Switzerland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Lack of relevant pharmacokinetic interactions between the new dual endothelin receptor antagonist macitentan and sildenafil in healthy subjects
P. Sidharta, P. van Giersbergen, M. Wolzt, J. Dingemanse (Allschwil, Switzerland; Vienna, Austria)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
EPITOME-2: Evaluation of a new formulation of epoprostenol sodium in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients switched from an originally approved formulation
O. Sitbon, M. Delcroix, E. Bergot, A. Boonstra, P. Escribano Subias, N. Galiè, J. Granton, D. Langleben, T. Pfister, J.C. Lemarié, G. Simonneau (Le Kremlin Bicêtre, Caen, Paris, France; Leuven, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Madrid, Spain; Bologna, Italy; Toronto, Montreal, Canada; Allschwil, Switzerland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Outcomes from use of targeted therapy in pulmonary hypertension associated with sarcoidosis (PHAS)
J. Cannon, C. McCabe, J. Pepke-Zaba, K. Sheares (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Ambrisentan for therapy of portopulmonary hypertension (POPH): Update on safety and efficacy
R. Cartin-Ceba, K. Swanson, M. Krowka (Rochester, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Lack of relevant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions between the new dual endothelin receptor antagonist macitentan and warfarin in healthy subjects
P. Sidharta, H. Dietrich, J. Dingemanse (Allschwil, Switzerland; Cologne, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Absorption behavior of riociguat (BAY 63-2521): Bioavailability, food effects, and dose-proportionality
C. Becker, R. Frey, C. Hesse, S. Unger, M. Reber, W. Mueck (Wuppertal, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Effect of ambrisentan, bosentan and macitentan on human hepatic uptake and efflux transporters
H. Gillies, I. Lepist, J. Hao, A. Ray (Foster City, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Bosentan influence on catecholamines levels in patients with idiopathic arterial pulmonary hypertenson
E. Kobal, T. Martynyuk, O. Arkhipova, V. Masenko, S. Nakonechnikov, I. Chazova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Endothelin-1 downregulates BMP signaling in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
H. Maruyama, C. Dewachter, A. Belhaj, B. Rondelet, M. Remmelink, J.L. Vachiery, R. Naeije, L. Dewachter (Brussels, Belgium)
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