Clinical aspects of OSA II

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: Y. Peker (Skoevde, Sweden), P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Assessment of atrial overdrive pacing as a treatment for OSAHS. (A prospective, randomized crossover study)
S. E. Schiza, E. N. Simantirakis, S. I. Chrysostomakis, N. C. Klapsinos, P. E. Vardas, N. M. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)
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Heart rate variability in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
E. D. Duygu, E. Kasikcioglu, E. Duygu, C. Cuhadaroglu, Z. Gulbaran (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Resting electrocardiographic (EKG) changes, the cardiovascular risk factors and the effect of CPAP (continuous positive airways pressure) therapy on high blood pressure evolution in patients with sleep apnoea syndrome
C. E. Vladulescu, F. D. Mihaltan, C. Margan, T. M. Ghitescu-Cocea, E. Halic (Bucharest, Romania)
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Ectopic beats and frequency-domain spectral analysis recorded during diagnostic study of obstructive sleep apnea with a single device
A. Petrone, F. Macagno, L. Xiao, M. G. De Rosis, M. Andreani, T. Schirinzi, L. Maugeri, A. Sposi, F. Mormile (Rome, Italy)
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Relation between obstructive sleep apnea and echocardiograhic findings in hypertensive patients on multi-drug therapy
E. Duygu, E. Durgun Duygu, C. Cuhadaroglu, S. Erdine (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Temporal relationship between apnea and gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) in patients with experience of apparent life threatening event (ALTE)
L. M. Nosetti, V. Gandini, S. Salvatore, M. Bellini, V. Spica Russotto, E. Veronelli, B. Loda, S. De Simone, S. Favarò, L. Nespoli (Varese, Italy)
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Individual quality of life in the spouses of patients with sleep apnoea
S. Zia, O. Lyons, E. Mannion, D. Waldron, J. J. Gilmartin (Galway, Ireland)
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration and cardiac cachexia in congestive heart failure patients
G. C. Hagenah, D. Prager, L. Luethje, S. Andreas (Marburg, Goettingen, Germany)
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Perception of nocturnal nasal obstruction in chronic rhinitis
M. Kohler, C. F. Clarenbach, R. Thurnheer, K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Munsterlingen, Switzerland)
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Sleep and breathing in mucopolysaccharidosis – a sleep polygraphic evaluation
H. Estevao, S. Morais, N. Madureira, P. Garcia, M. Felix, L. Diogo (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Sleepiness and clinical symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in musicians
H. Bertrand (Férolles-Attilly, France)
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Sex differences in patients referred for sleep studies
J. A. Benjamin, L. Davies, K. E. Lewis (Llanelli, United Kingdom)
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COPD incidence in OSAS patients (overlap syndrome) and differences between groups
E. Fernandez-Fabrellas, E. Martinez-Moragon, M. Arago, B. Serra, F. Ripolles Peris (Sagunto, Spain)
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Sleep disordered breathing among hospital nurses of Pakistani ethnicity
S. F. Hussain, S. I. Azam, M. Beg, I. Muhammad (Karachi, Pakistan)
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Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in males and females: epidemiological study vs sleep lab data
R. Plywaczewski, M. Bednarek, L. Jonczak, J. Zielinski, D. Gorecka, P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
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The value of predicted formula titration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
M. A. Habesoglu, O. Kokturk (Adana, Ankara, Turkey)
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Assessment of sleep with polysomnography in patients with interstitial lung disease
M. Aydogdu, B. Ciftci, S. Firat Guven, T. Ciftci, Y. Erdogan (Ankara, Turkey)
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