What’s new in lung function and exercise assessment in COPD?

Poster Discussion
Chairs: A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), N. Morelli (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Late Breaking Abstract - Optimizing FEV1/FVC threshold to predict COPD hospitalization and mortality: NHLBI pooled cohorts study S. Bhatt (Birmingham, United States of America), P. Balte (New York, United States of America), P. Cassano (New York, United States of America), D. Couper (Chapel Hill, United States of America), D. Jacobs (Minneapolis, United States of America), R. Kalhan (Chicago, United States of America), R. Kaplan (New York, United States of America), G. O'Connor (Boston, United States of America), J. Schwartz (New York, United States of America), S. Yende (Pittsburgh, United States of America), J. Sanders (Boston, United States of America), M. Dransfield (Birmingham, United States of America), P. Chaves (Miami, United States of America), W. White (Tougaloo, United States of America), E. Oelsner (New York, United States of America)
Late Breaking Abstract - Comparison of High Flow Nasal Cannula with Noninvasive Ventilation in Facilitating Weaning COPD From Invasive Ventilation: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study J. Guoqiang (Binzhou, China), J. Li (Chicago, United States of America), D. Hao (Binzhou, China), T. Wang (Binzhou, China), X. Wang (Binzhou, China)
Late Breaking Abstract - Effect of oxygen supplementation on sleep and nocturnal breathing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease travelling to high altitude: randomized trial L. Tan (Zurich, Switzerland), M. Furian (Zurich, Switzerland), T. Latshang (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Aeschbacher (Zurich, Switzerland), F. Huber (Zurich, Switzerland), D. Flueck (Zurich, Switzerland), M. Lichtblau (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland), E. Hasler (Zurich, Switzerland), P. Scheiwiller (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland), M. Kohler (Zurich, Switzerland), K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland)
FEV6 as a marker of airflow limitation: a cross-sectional study R. Raj (Bangalore, India), R. Mathur (Mumbai, India)
Comparison of pulsed flow from portable oxygen concentrators with continuous oxygen delivery. J. Chen (Edmonton, Canada), I. Katz (Paris, France), G. Caillibotte (Paris, France), M. Pichelin (Paris, France), W. Finlay (Edmonton, Canada), K. Zhu (Paris, France), A. Martin (Edmonton, Canada)
Impact of mid distance hypobaric flight simulation on walking distance and desaturation in COPD patients D. Dellweg (Schmallenberg, Germany), J. Schmitten (Schmallenberg, Germany), J. Kerl (Schmallenberg, Germany), E. Hoehn (Schmallenberg, Germany), J. Dellweg (Schmallenberg, Germany), D. Köhler (Schmallenberg, Germany), P. Haidl (Schmallenberg, Germany)
Investigation of relationship between four meter gait speed test and cardiopulmonary exercise test to determine  exercise capacity in COPD patients O. Karcioglu (Ankara, Turkey), S. Sarinc Ulasli (Ankara, Turkey), A. Demir (Ankara, Turkey)
Associations between isometric and dynamic quadriceps measures with functional capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) K. Bui (Quebec City, Canada), S. Mathur (Toronto, Canada), N. Maia (Toronto, Canada), P. Camp (Vancouver, Canada), G. Dechman (Dalhousie, Canada), F. Maltais (Quebec City, Canada), D. Saey (Quebec City, Canada)
Validation of isometric quadriceps muscle strength testing and relationship with functional capacity in COPD K. Bui (Quebec City, Canada), S. Mathur (Toronto, Canada), N. Maia (Toronto, Canada), P. Camp (Vancouver, Canada), G. Dechman (Dalhousie, Canada), F. Maltais (Quebec City, Canada), D. Saey (Quebec City, Canada)
A high degree of dyspnea is associated with poor exercise capacity in COPD patients, airflow obstruction being equal E. Crisafulli (Parma, Italy), M. Aiello (Parma, Italy), P. Tzani (Parma, Italy), A. Ielpo (Parma, Italy), C. Longo (Parma, Italy), V. Alfieri (Parma, Italy), G. Bertorelli (Parma, Italy), A. Chetta (Parma, Italy)
Noninvasive negative pressure ventilation improves survival of COPD patients with exercise desaturation H. Huang (Taipei, Taiwan), T. Sheng (Taipei, Taiwan), C. Chang (Taoyuan, Taiwan), L. Yang (Taoyuan, Taiwan), C. Wang (Taipei, Taiwan), H. Kuo (Taipei, Taiwan)
Influences of obstruction and hyperinflation on electrocardiographic P wave, QRS and T wave axis in COPD P. Alter (Marburg, Germany), H. Watz (Grosshansdorf, Germany), K. Kahnert (Munich, Germany), K. Rabe (Grosshansdorf, Germany), F. Biertz (Hannover, Germany), R. Fischer (Hannover, Germany), P. Jung (Dachau, Germany), J. Graf (Munich, Germany), R. Bals (Homburg, Germany), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany), R. Jorres (Munich, Germany)
Effects of dynamic hyperinflation on left ventricular diastolic function in healthy males – a randomized study A. Mayr (Vienna, Austria), M. Urban (Vienna, Austria), I. Schmidt (Vienna, Austria), O. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria), G. Funk (Vienna, Austria)
Effect of changes in peak inspiratory flow on the dose of salbutamol delivered by nebulizers under simulated conditions J. Pritchard (Chichester, United Kingdom)
Pulmonary artery diameter and nocturnal hypoxemia in smokers with/without COPD. M. Marin Oto (Pamplona, Spain), M. Calvo (Pamplona, Spain), J. Gonzalez (Pamplona, Spain), O. Claveria (Pamplona, Spain), B. Recalde (Pamplona, Spain), A. Alcaide (Pamplona, Spain), J. Bertó (Pamplona, Spain), A. Campo (Pamplona, Spain), J. Zulueta (Pamplona, Spain), G. Bastarrika (Pamplona, Spain), L. Seijo (Pamplona, Spain), J. De Torres (Pamplona, Spain)
Evaluation of a newly developed spirometer to measure dynamic lung hyperinflation by the method of incremental hyperventilation in patients with COPD. K. Fujimoto (Matsumoto, Japan), S. Kawachi (Matsumoto, Japan)
Short-course pulmonary rehabilitation and exacerbations and activity of COPD patients over 1 year F. Ko (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), K. Chan (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), W. Tam (Singapore, Singapore), I. Wong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), T. Chan (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), A. Ip (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), D. Hui (Hong kong, Hong Kong)
Nasal high flow therapy: The effect on exercise performance in patients with COPD P. Kelly (Christchurch, New Zealand), J. Dikstaal (Christchurch, New Zealand), L. Beckert (Christchurch, New Zealand)