Pulmonary hypertension

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: O. Sitbon (Clamart, France), S. Kostianev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Sildenafil increases exercise capacity by alleviation of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension at low altitude and at Mount Everest base camp
H. A. Ghofrani, F. Reichenberger, M. G. Kohstall, E. Mrosek, T. Seeger, W. Seeger, F. Grimminger (Giessen, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Pharmacokinetic differences between inhaled treprostinil and inhaled iloprost in severe pulmonary hypertension
R. Voswinckel, B. Enke, M. G. Kohstall, T. Gessler, F. Reichenberger, A. Ghofrani, W. Seeger, H. Olschewski (Giessen, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Inhaled iloprost in HIV-related pulmonary arterial hypertension
H. A. Ghofrani, G. Friese, T. Discher, H. Olschewski, R. T. Schermuly, N. Weissmann, W. Seeger, F. Grimminger, J. Lohmeyer (Giessen, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Efficacy of sitaxsentan, an endothelin-A receptor antagonist in PAH in traditional vs. expanded study populations
A. Frost, D. Langleben, R. Barst & the STRIDE 1 Study Group (Houston, United States Of America; Montreal, Canada; United States of America)
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Epoprostenol (EPT) for acute reactivity testing (AVT) in pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH)
C. Marini, B. Formichi, G. Di Ricco, L. Tonelli, C. Bauleo (Pisa, Italy)
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Safety of switching from different prostanoids in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary hypertension
J. Guerra, V. Monforte, C. Bravo, A. Roman (Barcelona, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Sildenafil for patients with portopulmonary hypertension, candidates to hepatic transplant
E. Garcia, A. Brandao (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Hemodynamic correlates of endothelin-1 in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
H. J. Reesink, R. Lutter, J. J. Kloek, H. M. Jansen, P. Bresser (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Dexamethasone and tadalafil prophylaxis prevents both excessive pulmonary constriction and high altitude pulmonary edema in susceptible subjects
M. Maggiorini, H. P. Brunner-La Rocca, P. Bärtsch, M. Fischler, T. Böhm, K. E. Bloch, H. Mairbäurl (Zurich, Basel, Switzerland; Heidelberg, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Estimation of effects of intermittent exposure to the altitude of 3200m on hypoxic pulmonary vasoreactivity
A. M. Maripov, A. S. Sarybaev, A. S. Sydykov (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
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NT-proBNP correlates with RVEF in patients suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension
S. Hans-Juergen, P. Hans, F. Martin, B. Matthias, W. Hubert, T. Joachim, S. Joachim (Leipzig, Germany)
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension effecting cardiac external stroke work
T. J. C. Gan, T. J. Marcus, A. Boonstra, P. E. Postmus, A. Vonk Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Brain natriuretic peptide and exercise capacity in lung fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension
H. H. Leuchte, R. A. Baumgartner, C. Neurohr, M. Vogeser, J. Behr (Munich, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea can cause pulmonary hypertension in the absence of lung disease
D. Sajkov, R. D. McEvoy (Adelaide, Australia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Six-minute walk test correlates with hemodynamic severity in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
H. J. Reesink, N. E. Verheij, J. J. Kloek, C. M. Roos, H. M. Jansen, P. Bresser (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Pulmonary hypertension in ankylosing spondylitis
N. Karoli, A. Rebrov (Saratov, Russia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The CAMbridge pulmonary hypertension outcome review (CAMPHOR): development and validation
N. Doughty, S. P. McKenna, D. Meads, J. Pepke Zaba (Cambridge, Manchester, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Echocardiographic evaluation of right ventricular diastolic function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with cor pulmonale
Y. C. Ko, S. U. Lee, S. K. Cho, K. Y. Hong, T. H. Kim (Kwangju, South Korea)
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COPD patients have reduced bronchial blood flows
P. Paredi, S. A. Kharitonov, P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)
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