Physiology, heart failure and respiration in relation to OSA

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Tamisier (Grenoble, France), B. Sanner (Wuppertal, Germany), F. Barbe Illa (Lleida, Spain), M. Kohler (Forch, Switzerland)

The effects of swimming training on alterations in structure and function of sternohyoid muscle of model rats of metabolic syndrome L. Zhang, X. Bi, W. Yao, J. Wang, B. He (Beijing, China)
Mechanical ineffectiveness of augmented genioglossus activity in OSA during sleep is associated with diminished co-activation of the styloglossus Y. Dotan, G. Pillar, L. Gaitini, A. Oliven (Haifa, Israel)
Treatment with auto-servo ventilation of patients with sleep-disordered breathing, stable systolic heart failure and concomitant diastolic dysfunction – A randomized controlled pilot study C. Birner, F. Series, K. Lewis, A. Benjamin, P. Escourrou, R. Luigart, M. Pfeifer, M. Arzt (Regensburg, Donaustauf, Germany; Quebec, Canada; Swansea, United Kingdom; Clamart, France)
Gender-related association between respiratory stability and Cheyne-Stokes respiration in chronic heart failure – A matched control study T. Bitter, S. Roman-Garcia, Z. Dimitriadis, B. Körber, C. Prinz, D. Horstkotte, J. Niedermeyer, O. Oldenburg (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany)
Sleep disordered breathing and the incidence of inappropriate ICD discharges T. Bitter, K.J. Gutleben, G. Nölker, Z. Dimitriadis, C. Prinz, J. Vogt, D. Horstkotte, O. Oldenburg (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany)
CPAP therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) C. Mermigkis, I. Bouloukaki, K. Antoniou, G. Giannarakis, D. Mermigkis, N. Siafakas, S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and cardiovascular diseases risk in patients with COPD O.S. Khmel‘, L.A. Glinyana, A.A. Molchanov, V.V. Rodionova (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
The frequency of overlap syndrome in patients who were evaluated in sleep laboratory and its effects on severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and quality of sleep B. Salepci, A. Fidan, N. Kiral, E. Torun Parmaksiz, G. Sarac, S. Sener Comert, B. Caglayan (Istanbul, Turkey)
Risk factors of hypercapnia in patient with obstructive sleep apnea J. Ben Amar, L. El Gharbi, B. Dhahri, M.A. Baccar, S. Azzabi, H. Aouina, H. Bouacha (Tunis, Tunisia)
The impact of OSA on nocturnal hypoxia in obese patients with chronic asthma A. James, A. Thomas, S. Taheri, A. Mansur, D. Banerjee (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Complex approach in the study of clinical and functional features in patients with severe bronchial asthma with and without respiratory disorder during sleep L. Iashyna, Y. Feshchenko, S. Moskalenko, I. Zvol, I. Chumak (Kiev, Ukraine)
Cardiopulmonary exercise response in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome L. Damianidou, A. Giannopoulos, M. Eboriadou, K. Haidopoulou, F. Kirvasilis, K. Kontouli, I. Tsanakas, F. Athanasiadou (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Obstructive sleep apnea in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis A.S. Mohamed, I. Ibrahim, M. Hantera (Tanta, Kafer el zyate, Egypt)
CPAP versus adaptive servoventilator (ASV) in patient with congestive heart failure and sleep disorder breathing D. Lacedonia, M. Iacoviello, F. Gadaleta, V.A. Falcone, A. Puzzovivo, E. Tedeschi, S. Favale, O. Resta (Foggia, , Cassano, Italy)
Central sleep apnea. CPAP or adaptive servoventilation (ASV)? Z.E. Saavedra Moreno, M.B. Gallegos Carrero, M.J. Rodrìguez Guzmàn, M.F. Troncoso Acevedo, T. Gòmez Garcìa, N. González-Mangado (Madrid, Spain)
Correlation of pulmonary function and sleep disordered breathing parameters in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis C. Mermigkis, I. Bouloukaki, K. Antoniou, G. Giannarakis, H. Mauroudi, V. Moniaki, N. Siafakas, S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
Prevalence of obstructive airway disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea K. Ziherl, I. Sarc, M. Kosnik, M. Flezar, J. Gabrijelcic (Golnik, Slovenia)
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with lower level of quality of life in adult asthmatics S.E. Lee, S.H. Kim, M.S. Yang, W.J. Song, M.H. Kim, S.H. Lee, H.R. Kang, H.W. Park, Y.S. Chang, S.H. Cho, K.U. Min (Seoul, Seongnam, Republic Of Korea)
Nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux, lung function and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea O.I. Emilsson, C. Janson, B. Benediktsdóttir, S. Júlíusson, T. Gíslason (Reykjavik, Iceland; Uppsala, Sweden)
Increased toll-like receptor 4 expression in mice lung tissue under intermittent hypoxia H.H. Kang, K. Park, J.S. Kim, S.H. Lee, H.S. Moon (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)