J. Makonga-Braaksma (Woudenberg, Netherlands), F. Burgos (Barcelona, Spain), A. Lewko (London, United Kingdom), J. Lloyd (Stafford, United Kingdom)
LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Impulse oscillometry (IOS) cannot detect vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) in asthma L. Ruane, K. Low, K. Lau, P. Holmes, P. Finlay, P. Bardin, P. Guy (Clayton, Australia)
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The six-minute walk test as a measure of exercise capacity in patients cured for pulmonary tuberculosis M. Chushkin, V. Aksenova, E. Bogorodskaya, S. Mandrykin, D. Zhutikov, E. Tikhokhod, A. Belevskiy, N. Meshcheryakova, S. Smerdin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Is there a relationship between walk distance and lung function parameters in different disease groups? Can we predict walk distance? J. Colbourne, M. Rutter, K. Sylvester (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Relationship between FVC and respiratory muscle strength in patients with amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis (ALS) G. Fregonezi, P.R. Saldanha Araújo, T. Lindemberg Ferreira Macêdo, M. Emilio, S. Bruno, V. Resqueti, A.D.F. Dornelas de Andrade (Natal, Recife, Brazil)
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Conditioning of whole body plethysmographs (WBPs) for prolonged measurements during exercise B. Uva, D. Bovio, A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)
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Alterations in respiratory mechanics and pulmonary ventilation induced by Chlamydia psittaci C. Ostermann, P. Reinhold (Jena, Germany)
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Respiratory muscle strength after inhaled short acting beta-agonist administration in stable COPD patients A. Croitoru, D. Ionita, I. Pele, D. Jipa, M. Bogdan (Bucharest, Romania)
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EMG-pattern of respiratory muscles during Muller manoeuvre: Effect of body posture M. Segizbaeva (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Maximal respiratory pressure and maximal voluntary ventilation in Brazilian health population: A multicentre study G. Fregonezi, P.R. Araujo, V. Resqueti, E. Silva, M. Moreno, J. Nascimento Junior, L. Carvalho, A.G. Cavalcanti, A.D.F. Dornelas de Andrade (Natal, Piracicaba, Recife, Brazil)
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Clinical impact of the relationship between low bone mineral density and peripheral muscle strength in patients with COPD G. Leemans, K.M.H. Ides, L. De Backer, H. Vaerenberg, K. De Soomer, D. Vissers, W. De Backer (Wilrijk, Edegem, Merksem, Belgium)
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The effect of lung hyperinflation on respiratory muscle strength in COPD patients K. De Soomer, H. Vaerenberg, L. Claus, W. De Backer, E. Oostveen (Antwerp, Belgium)
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Anesthesia induced changes of respiratory mechanics in rats measured by impulse oscillometry C.C. Klein, J. Thomas, N. Mieskes, M. Hoffmann, H.J. Smith (Bad Langensalza, Berlin, Germany)
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Detection of bronchial asthma using impulse oscillation system (IOS) in patients with normal spirometry R. Lipsi, A.C. Ogliari, A. Biffi, A. Cimino, G. Cremona (Milan, Italy)
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An influence of low frequency noise on lung function L. Kiryukhina, D. Gusarov, A. Seleznev (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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A comparison of two analysers measuring exhaled nitric oxide concentration W. Tomalak, J. Radlinski (Rabka, Poland)
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Comparison of the fine particle fraction of fluticasone propionate/formoterol fumarate combination with other combination products J. Baljinder, M. Howald, M. Fischer, J. Marshall (Cambridge, United Kingdom; Muttenz, Switzerland)
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Does the model of parallel connected bronchi in each generation functionally correspond to the true dichotomy structure of the bronchial tree? L. Barbinova, X. Baur (Hamburg, Germany)
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Processing optimization of exhaled breath condensate previous to the analysis by mass spectrometry L. Nunez-Naveira, L. Marinas-Pardo, B. Lema-Costa, N. Flores-Calle, H. Verea-Hernando, C. Montero-Martínez (Coruna, Spain)
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Clinical usefulness of the measurement of percutaneous partial pressure of carbon dioxide in respiratory patients T. Tanaka, T. Homma, K. Aita, H. Fukazawa, M. Hagiya, K. Kadono (Ichihara City, Moriya City, Japan)
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