Cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of OSA

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: H. Teschler (Essen, Germany), R. Plywaczewski (Warsaw, Poland)

Occlusion of the upper airway does not augment the cardiovascular response to arousal from sleep D. M. O‘Driscoll, K. Kostikas, A. K. Simonds, M. J. Morrell (London, United Kingdom)
Health related quality of life in hypertension and concomitant obstructive sleep apnoea: a community-based study Y. Peker, J. Hedner, K. Bengtsson, L. Grote, L. Råstam, U. Lindblad (Gothenburg, Malmö, Skövde, Sweden)
Functional and clinical correlates of intimal-medial thickness of carotid arteries in obstructive sleep apnea F. Mormile, R. Antonelli Incalzi, A. Petrone, C. Marra, F. Di Meo, R. Lo Monaco, B. L. Salvigni, M. Andreani, L. Maugeri, D. Selvaggio, G. Ciappi (Rome, Italy)
Moderate sleep apnoea syndrome may increase the intimo-media thickness of carotid artery V. Donic, E. Szaboova, Z. Tomori, J. Petrovicova (Kosice, Slovakia)
Snoring and daytime sleepiness in women. Associations with hypertension and diabetes in a population-based sample E. Lindberg, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden)
Severity of oxygen desaturation is predictive of carotid intima-media thickness and aortic stiffness in sleep apnoea patients J. P. Baguet, J. L. Pepin, L. Hammer, H. Pierre, J. M. Mallion, P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Effect of 8 week CPAP therapy on insulin resistance, serum leptin and lipid concentrations among obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAS) patients A. Utkusavas, C. Cuhadaroglu, S. Salman, G. Yillar, T. Coskun, T. Ece (Istanbul, Turkey)
Effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on elevated levels of C-reactive protein in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome T. Akahoshi, T. Akashiba, N. Nomura, S. Kawahara, K. Katsura, T. Horie (Tokyo, Japan)
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment improves elevated soluble CD40 ligand in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome K. Kobayashi, Y. Nishimura, T. Shimada, T. Takeda, H. Kamiryo, R. Matsuoka, K. Takenaka, D. Kasai, Y. Urata, T. Nishiuma, M. Satouchi, M. Yokoyama (Kobe, Japan)
Assessment of pulmonary hypertension with non invasive technique among patients with sleep apnea syndrome J. Jareño, I. De Granda, I. Rada, S. Alvarez, M. Santos, L. Callol (Madrid, Spain)
The role of inflammatory mediator in exhaled breath condensate of obstructive sleep apnea Y. Sueyasu, T. Kitajima, A. Shimada, Y. Oshita, T. Koga, T. Rikimaru, H. Aizawa (Kurume, Japan)
Production of TNF-α, MMPs, and MCP-1 by monocytes and hypoxic stress in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) S. Tamaki, A. Fukuoka, K. Makinodan, K. Tomoda, M. Yamauchi, M. Yoshikawa, H. Kimura (Kashihara, Japan)
Case controlled study: sleep apnoea clinic patients have insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia N. McArdle, J. J. Philpott, D. Hillman, L. J. Beilin, G. F. Watts (Perth, Australia)
Leptin and ghrelin levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome T. Ulukavak Ciftci, O. Kokturk, N. Bukan, A. Bilgihan (Ankara, Turkey)
Leptin urine fraction measurement is a reliable method of monitoring its diurnal variation in OSA patients J. Chorostowska-Wynimko, R. Plywaczewski, L. Jonczak, E. Skopinska, D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
Serum leptin levels in obese patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome P. Iconomidis, P. Bakakos, P. Kythreotis, I. Nikolopoulos, A. N. Rasidakis (Athens, Greece)
Elevated c-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome O. Kokturk, T. Ulukavak Ciftci, E. R. Han, B. Ciftci (Ankara, Turkey)
Influence of obstructive sleep apnea on soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor J. P. Kim, J. H. Kang, J. W. Kim, Y. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, K. H. Kim, J. S. Song, S. H. Park, H. S. Moon (Seoul, South Korea)
The growth hormone receptor +561G allele is associated with obesity and the obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome R. L. Riha, P. Brander, M. Vennelle, S. M. Kerr, N. J. Douglas (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Ventilatory dysregulation and sleep apnea occurence in non-obese high-fat fed rats: effect of metformin treatment W. Ramadan, M. Petitjean, N. Loos, S. Delanaud, G. Vardon, A. Geloen, F. Gros, G. Dewasmes (Amiens, Villeurbanne, France)