Annual Congress Vienna 2012

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

Oral Presentation
Chairs: E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), R. Hamutcu Ersu (Istanbul, Turkey)

Assessment of diaphragm thickness variations by ultrasonography in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) M. Laviola, R. Priori, M. Romei, G. D‘Angelo, A. Aliverti (Milan, Bosisio Parini, Italy)
Thoraco-abdominal asynchronies during spontaneous breathing in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) R. Priori, M. Laviola, M. Romei, A. Lo Mauro, M.G. D‘Angelo, A. Aliverti (Milan, Bosisio Parini, Italy)
Which are the most informative parameters to follow the respiratory decline in Duchenne muscular dystrophy? S. Khirani, A. Ramirez, G. Aubertin, M. Boulé, C. Chemouny, V. Forin, B. Fauroux (Paris, Suresnes, France)
Inefficient cough in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) A. LoMauro, M. Romei, G. D‘Angelo, A. Aliverti (Milan, Bosisio Parini, Italy)
Adiposity but not severity of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing correlates with morning plasma TNF-α levels in Greek children V. Theologi, V. Varlami, G. Malakasioti, I. Tsilioni, K. Chaidas, E. Alexopoulos, A. Kaditis, K. Gourgoulianis (Larissa, Athens, Greece)
Low morning serum cortisol levels in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and obstructive sleep apnea G. Malakasioti, V. Varlami, V. Theologi, K. Chaidas, N. Liakos, K. Gourgoulianis, A. Kaditis (Larissa, Athens, Greece)
Sleep disordered breathing in children with trisomy 21 and pulmonary hypertension J. Wong, J. Belik, T. Humpl, J. Reyes, I. Narang (Toronto, Canada)