S. Verges (Echirolles, France), G. Garcia (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), C. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland), A. Lo Mauro (Milan, Italy)
Serum surfactant protein D (SP-D) and annual decline of diffusion capacity are prognostic factors for combined pulmonary fibrosis with emphysema (CPFE) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) K. Yokoo, M. Shiratori, K. Ikeda, M. Natsuizaka, M. Otsuka, H. Koba, H. Takahashi (Sapporo, Japan)
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Sevoflurane improves lung function impairment induced by cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery patients Z. Csorba, F. Petak, G. Bogats, B. Babik (Szeged, Hungary)
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Functional and morphological characteristics in 36 patients M. Kameneva, I. Dvorakovskaya, O. Baranova (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Respiratory muscle assessment in Guillain-Barré-syndrome S. Walterspacher, A. Kirchberger, D. Walker, A. Schwörer, J. Lambeck, W. D. Niesen, W. Windisch, F. Hamzei, H. J. Kabitz (Freiburg, Cologne, Bad Klosterlausnitz, Germany)
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Changes in pulmonary gas exchange in histiocytosis X patients depending on the type of ventilation disorders M. Kameneva, O. Yuryeva, A. Tishkov, N. Korzina, V. Trofimov (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Relationship between haemodynamic and ventilatory responses in patients with diabetes mellitus D. Dutra, V. Arakelian, R. Mendes, F. Caruso, J. C. Bonjorno, Junior, G. Dutra, C. Oliveira, M. Sperling, A. Borghi-Silva (São Carlos, Brazil)
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Effect of thoracocentesis on arterial oxygenation-parameters and its dependence on initial size of the effusion S. Michaelides, G. Bablekos, A. Analytis, C. Paraskevopoulos, P. Bakakos, A. Koutsoukou, N. Koulouris (Athens, Greece)
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Effect of khat (catha edulis) on bronchial asthma in Jimma University specialized hospital, adult chest clinic, Jimma, Ethiopia E. Teferedegn, A. M. Ayana, A. Yami (Jimma, Ethiopia)
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Kinetics of dyspnea during 6-minute walking test in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) R. Rusca Mestre, M. Croteau, B. Wuyam, R. Tamisier, A. Grangier, S. Gorain, P. Levy, F. Maltais, J. L. Pépin, I. Vivodtzev (Grenoble, France; Quebec, Canada)
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Two-compartment model of gas mixing in patients with asthma and cystic fibrosis S. Gonem, S. Natarajan, S. Corkill, A. Singapuri, D. Desai, C. Brightling, P. Gustafsson, A. Horsley, S. Siddiqui (Leicester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Skövde, Sweden)
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Exercise oxygen desaturation and DLCO: Are they correlated? J. A. García Fuertes, L. Tomás López, V. Hernández, V. Zorrilla, F. J. Ribas, M. Azpiazu, A. Rivas, D. Bravo, O. Llaguno, L. Cancelo, P. Sobradillo, M. Inchausti, B. Lahidalga, J. L. Lobo Beristain (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain)
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Impact of obesity on linear and nonlinear heart rate variability indices in response to postural changes and physical exercise L. Di Thommazo-Luporini, V. Castello-Simões, S. Pilon Jürgensen, C. B. F. Pantoni, R. L. Luporini, J. C. Bonjorno-Júnior, C. R. Oliveira, A. M. Catai, A. Borghi-Silva (Sao Carlos, Brazil)
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Heterogeneity of findings in exercise induced inspiratory stridor (EIIS) H. Clemm, M. Hilland, T. Halvorsen, J. H. Heimdal, O. RØksund (Bergen, Norway)
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Physiologic responses to the incremental shuttle-walk test in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis E. Fornias Sperandio, A. Sales Alexandre, F. Pereira Rebouças, L. Chiao Yi, P. Rios Poletto, A. Ofenhejm Gotfryd, M. Carlos Vidotto, V. Zuniga Dourado (Santos, Brazil)
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Acute effects of different intensities of positive expiratory pressure on chest wall volumes in chronic stroke I. N. Lima, E. E. Cabral, V. R. Resqueti, M. C. Góes, A. C. Maciel, R. B. Florêncio, A. Aliverti, G. A. Fregonezi (Natal, Brazil; Milano, Italy)
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The effect of obesity on lung function A. Paes-Cardoso, J. M. Reis-Ferreira, A. Moreira-da-Silva (Porto, Lisboa, Portugal)
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Plethysmographic profil of patients with infiltrative lung diseases S. Ait Batahar, L. Amro, A. Alaoui-Yazidi (Marrakech, Morocco)
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Can sniff nasal pressure (SNIP) measurement be used interchangably or complementary to maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients? C. Mandros, D. Ntelios, I. Tassiou, E. Potolidis, G. Tzelepis (Volos, Athens, Greece)
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Relationship between pulmonary function tests and exercise performance in patients with alveolar proteinosis I. Nicolescu Veselu, A. Croitoru, M. Duna, D. Jipa, C. Toma, I. Belaconi, D. Ionita, C. Tudose, D. Bumbacea, M. Bogdan (Bucharest, Romania)
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Hypercapnic ventilatory response in patients with Steinert's myotonic dystrophy type 1 F. Bughin, F. Gouzi, M. Desplan, Y. Dauvilliers, M. Hayot (Montpellier, France)
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