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.



Sleep disorders in internal medicine

Poster Discussion
Chairs: J.A. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden), G. Mwenge (Brussels, Belgium)
Assessment of the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with undiagnosed chronic cough
M. Zidan, H. Shaarawy (Alexandria, Egypt)
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Health, social and economic consequences of sleep disordered breathing: A controlled national study evaluating the societal effect on patients and their partners
P. Jennum, R. Ibsen, J. Kjellberg (Glostrup, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Prevalence of sleep apnoea, sleepiness and behavioural/emotional disturbances in adults with Down‘s syndrome in Scotland
E. Hill, D. Fairley, S. Van Putten, S.A. Cooper, J. Forbes, L. Williams, R. Riha (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Menstrual status in women and sleep-related outcomes
F. Gomez Real, F. Macsali, C. Svanes, E. Omenaas, E. Lindberg, K. Franklin, B. Benediktsdottir, T. Gislasson, A. Johannessen, V. Schlunssen, C. Janson, M. Holm, R. Jogi (Bergen, Norway; Uppsala, Umeå, Gothenburg, Sweden; Reykjavik, Iceland; Aarhus, Denmark; Tartu, Estonia)
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Sleep pattern changes in patients with liver cirrhosis
A. Mabrouk, M. Nooh, N. Azab, I. Elmahallawy, R. Elshenawy (Shebin Elkom, Egypt)
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In sleep apnea patients nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with the severity of intermittent hypoxia and more severe endothelial dysfunction
C. Minville, M.N. Hilleret, R. Tamisier, P. Levy, J.P. Zarski, J.L. Pepin (Quebec, Canada; Grenoble, France)
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Noninvasive evaluation of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in OSA patients at diagnosis
M. Buttacavoli, M. Olivo, R. Virdone, A. Castrogiovanni, A.M. Marotta, V. Bellia, M.R. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
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Resting energy expenditure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
M. Brusik, R. Tisko, Z. Sopkova, R. Tkacova, P. Joppa (Kosice, Slovakia)
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Impairment of endothelial function by chronic intermittent hypoxia in ApoE-/- mice – Implications for anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative treatment
I. Tuleta, N. Werner, C.N. Franca, D. Wenzel, B.K. Fleischmann, G. Nickenig, D. Skowasch (Bonn, Germany)
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Effects of CETP and APOE polymorphisms on lipoprotein levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
R. Tisko, Z. Sopkova, V. Habalova, Z. Dorkova, E. Slaba, M. Javorsky, I. Tkac, R. Tkacova (Kosice, Slovakia)
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Sleep duration and obesity in women – A 10 year prospective study
J. Theorell-Haglöw, C. Janson, C. Berne, E. Lindberg (Uppsala, Sweden)
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Obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome in thin patients; characteristics and comparation with patients with overweight and obesity
R. Dacal Quintas, M. Tumbeiro Novoa, M.T. Alves Pérez, A. Acuña Fernánez, M.L. Santalla Martínez, P. Marcos Velázquez (Ourense, Spain)
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EEG time-frequency maps during respiratory-related cortical activation in humans
A. Hudson, L. Laviolette, M. Raux, J. Martinerie, T. Similowski (Sydney, Australia; Paris, France)
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Manipulating cerebral blood flow affects central sleep apnea at high altitude
K. Burgess, S. Lucas, K. Shepherd, A. Dawson, M. Swart, K. Thomas, J.L. Fan, R. Lucas, K. Peebles, R. Basnyat, P. Ainslie (Sydney, Australia; Dunedin, New Zealand; Kathmandu, Nepal)
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Sleepiness influences cytotoxic lymphocytes independent of respiratory events
R. Staats, R. Rodrigues, M. Aguiar, D. Fernandes, S. Moreira, C. Ines, V. João, B. António, L. Moita (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Clinical significance of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patient with pituitary adenomas
G. Del Giudice, E. Carpentieri, A. Micco, I. Ventre, A. Russo, A. Romano, G. Beatrice, G. Catapano, M. Del Donno (Benevento, Italy)
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Reactive and proactive control of cognitive functions in obstructive sleep apnea
B. Tulek, N.B. Atalay, F. Kanat, M. Suerdem (Konya, Turkey)
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Overactive bladder in women with sleep apnoea-hipopnea syndrome
N. Grau, E. Del Amo, C. Sanjuás, C. Estirado, A. Ruiz, E. Guardiola, M. Félez, R. Carreras, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)
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