Annual Congress Vienna 2012

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COPD and OSA: two prevalent diseases related to cardiovascular disease by common mechanism?

Symposium
Chairs: O.C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria), P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Aims: Based on the background of the causes of cardiovascular disease in OSA and COPD, contemporary strategies for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease will be presented. The challenge on how to integrate this knowledge into the treatment of patients with COPD and OSA in clinical routine will be addressed.

COPD and OSA: role of the autonomic nervous system S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)
Cardiovascular risk factors: current treatment strategies shaped for the pneumologist D. Newby (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Treating the overlap syndrome in clinical practice M. Machado (Sao Paulo, Brazil)