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Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, abstract number.

Sleep and breathing disorders

State of the art session
Chairs: S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece), M. Bradicich (Zollikerberg, Switzerland)
Aims: To describe current knowledge of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) from epidemiology to new classifications, treatment and prevention; to explain how clinicians could face the future of sleep breathing disorders (SBDs) in light of new technologies; to identify strategies for a homogenous European approach to the identification, diagnosis and management of sleep breathing disorders, presenting the Sleep Revolution project of the European Union.

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Is the apnoea-hypopnea index more than a historical parameter? D. Pevernagie (Gent, Belgium)
The hypoxic burden during sleep: which parameter counts? S. Ryan (Dublin, Ireland)
An integrative approach to OSA classification W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)
An homogenous European approach for SBD management, incorporating new technologies and the Sleep Revolution project E. Arnardóttir (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Discussion and Q&A