Exercise in COPD

Poster Discussion
Chairs: S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)

Inspiratory capacity (IC) and dyspnea during recovery from symptom-limited exercise in COPD patients treated with tiotropium D. E. O‘Donnell, B. Johnson, K. Richter, S. Kesten, A. Hamilton (Kingston, Canada; Rochester, United States Of America; Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Role of exercise rehabilitation in mild & moderate COPD patients A. A. Enan, A. A. Hamdy, A. Al-Abd (Benha, Egypt)
Effect of formoterol on exercise tolerance in COPD K. Richter, Y. Gnosspelius, S. Boehme, H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany; Lund, Sweden)
High sensitivity CRP discriminates in COPD for altered metabolic response at rest and during exercise R. Broekhuizen, E. F. M. Wouters, E. C. Creutzberg, M. A. Akkermans, A. M. W. J. Schols (Maastricht, Horn, The Netherlands)
ANP, BNP, cGMP and ET-1 during a strenuous intermittent exercise in healthy subjects and in COPD patients E. Lonsdorfer, S. Doutreleau, B. Geny, M. Oswald (Strasbourg, France)
Physiological responses to the 6-minute walk test and the incremental cycling differ in patients with COPD J. Chlumsky, S. Novotna, J. Anton, T. Rokos (Prague, Czech Republic)
Does daily activity affect forearm muscle energy metabolism in patients with chronic respiratory impairment? T. Kutsuzawa, S. Shioya, D. Kurita, M. Haida (Isehara, Japan)
Relationship between resting pulmonary function and exercise capacity in patients with COPD Y. Guo, T. Sun, H. Zhang, X. Xu (Geneva, Switzerland; Beijing, China)
Dynamic hyperinflation and tolerance to interval exercise in patients with advanced COPD I. Vogiatzis, S. Nanas, E. Kastanakis, O. Georgiadou, O. Papazahou, A. Evaggelodimou, I. Beblidaki, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece)
Chest wall volumes at TLC during incremental exercise and recovery in patients with severe COPD I. Vogiatzis, S. Golemati, O. Georgiadou, E. Kosmas, E. Kastanakis, A. Aliverti, A. LoMauro, S. Nanas, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece; Milan, Italy)
Mobile spiroergometry – the new 6-minute walk test C. Tuller, M. Tamm, M. H. Brutsche (Basel, Switzerland)
Supeorxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase of leg and respiratory muscles of moderate COPD L. Puente-Maestu, D. Llorente, Y. Martínze-Abad, T. Tena, F. G. Aragoneses, N. Moreno (Madrid, Spain)
When is cycling more energy demanding in COPD? G. Gravel, D. Ofir, D. Rittmaster, H. Perrault, J. Bourbeau, B. Aguilaniu, J. Maistre (Montreal, Canada; Grenoble, France)
Energy demands of flat, low and steep incline walking at constant speed in COPD and age-matched controls D. Ofir, G. Gravel, D. Rittmaster, B. Aguilaniu, J. Bourbeau, H. Perrault, J. Maistre (Montreal, Canada; Grenoble, France)
Peripheral muscle endurance, but not strength and mass, is related to walking distance in stable COPD J. A. Neder, S. Dal Corso, L. Napolis, M. B. De Fuccio, A. C. Gimenes, H. Setta, M. C. Lerário, C. Malaguti, L. E. Nery (São Paulo, Brazil)
Perception of leg fatigue and contractile fatigue of quadriceps during exercise in COPD D. Saey, P. LeBlanc, C. Côté, F. Maltais (Québec, Canada)
Respiratory drive and exercise capacity in congestive heart failure patients A. Tasiou, S. Nanas, D. Sakellariou, O. Papazachou, I. Terrovitis, S. Kapsimalakou, S. Gyftopoulos, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece)
Structural changes in vastus lateralis and contractile leg fatigue in COPD D. Saey, A. Michaud, C. H. Côté, P. LeBlanc, F. Maltais (Québec, Canada)
Injury of the quadriceps muscle in COPD patients: role of the pulmonary disease and exertion M. Orozco-Levi, C. Coronell, A. Ramirez-Sarmiento, J. Lloreta, J. Martinez-Llorens, J. M. Broquetas, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)
Non-invasive measurements of dynamic hyperinflation and breathing pattern during exercise B. S. Atkinson, S. Jack, D. J. Greensmith, P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)