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: A. Kendrick (Bristol, United Kingdom), L. Smith (Sheffield, United Kingdom)

The influence of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) generation on measured total lung diffusion capacity E. Babarskov, E. Stepanov, Y. Shulagin, A. Cherniak, Z. Aisanov, A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
How long does it take for supine TLNO & TLCO to become stable after sitting upright? L. O‘Reilly, H. Ward, M. Miller, B. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide in children aged 4 to 11 years J. Kivastik, T. Rebane, M. Vasar (Tartu, Estonia)
Diffusing capacity > 61(%predicted) predicts absence of hypoxemia during 6-Minute Walk test in patients with interstitial lung disease H. T. de Raaf, M. Wapenaar, Y. M. de Feijter, H. Groepenhoff, M. S. Wijsenbeek, B. Blink van den, H. C. Hoogsteden, H. Stam (Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Correlation between gas-exchange dynamics in recovery of exercise tests and cardiovascular parameters in pulmonary hypertension P. Jak, H.J. Boogaard, A. Vonk-Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
BTS recommendations for referral for hypoxic flight assessment are not appropriate in paediatrics P. Jamieson, C. Carden (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Are 6MWD and FEV1 the most clinically relevant measures? M. A. Rutter, J. A. Colbourne, J. P. Fuld, K. P. Sylvester (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Spirometer – Pass ATS/ERS test, but fail in real life J. Reinstaedtler (Hoechberg, Germany)