Pathophysiology of exercise limitation

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Casaburi (Torrance, Ca, United States Of America), J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
Proinflammatory cytokine production during exercise: role of antioxidants and monocytes
T. Vassilakopoulos, M. H. Karantza, P. Katsaounou, A. Kollintza, S. Zakynthinos, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece)
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Interleukin-6 levels are related to oxygen kinetics during maximal exercise and early recovery in patients with sarcoidosis
V. Dionyssopoulou, S. Nanas, A. Papamichalopoulos, E. Pouliou, A. Samakovli, P. Founda, E. Stefanatou, E. Papa, P. Giamboudakis, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece)
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Induced sputum and exhaled nitric oxide (NO) after short and intense exercise in competitive rowers
G. Morici, L. Riccobono, D. Zangla, R. Di Giorgi, F. Mirabella, A. Bonanno, L. Chimenti, F. Pomara, A. Benigno, A. M. Vignola, M. R. Bonsignore, G. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
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Peak exercise increases plasma IL-6 without changes in muscle redox status in healthy young subjects
R. Rabinovich, E. Ardite, R. Bastos, A. M. Mayer, J. Vilaró, A. Casas, J. C. Fernandez-Checa, J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
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Peripheral skeletal muscles and exercise performance in Chagas' disease patients
M. M. de Oca, S. H. Torres, F. Vásquez, H. J. Finol, J. J. Puigbó, J. Loyo, B. Anchustegui (Caracas, Venezuela)
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Mitochondrial ATP production rate of leg muscles in COPD
L. Puente-Maestu, J. Pérez-Parra, R. Godoy, A. Torres, M. García-Fernández, J. Hernández, J. J. Ruiz, M. Cuervo, A. Tejedor (Madrid, Spain)
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Mitochondrial oxygen consumption of respiratory muscles in COPD
L. Puente-Maestu, J. Pérez-Parra, R. Godoy, A. Torres, M. García-Fernández, D. Llorente, N. Moreno, F. Gonzalez-Aragoneses, A. Tejedor (Madrid, Spain)
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Skeletal muscle histology and functional capacity in COPD patients
J. P. Fuld, B. Awede, J. A. Neder, L. P. Kilduff, W. M. Behan, R. D. Stevenson, S. A. Ward, N. G. MacFarlane (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
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Muscle energy metabolism and plasma amino acids level in patients with chronic respiratory impairment
T. Kutsuzawa, S. Shioya, D. Kurita, M. Haida (Isehara, Japan)
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Exercise-induced expiratory flow limitation and exercise capacity in patients with bronchial asthma
A. Polychronaki, E. N. Kosmas, S. Retsou, I. Dimitroulis, M. Gaga, D. Orphanidou, J. Milic-Emili, N. G. Koulouris (Athens, Greece; Montreal, Canada)
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Post-exercise changes in FEV1 values and in adenosine concentrations in exhaled-breath condensate in healthy subjects and patients with exercise-induced asthma
Z. Csoma, E. Vizi, E. Huszár (Budapest, Hungary)
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The effect of dead space loading on exercise performance in stable asthmatics
R. P. Skomro, D. D. Marciniuk, R. E. Clemens, C. G. Gallagher (Saskatoon, Canada; Dublin, Ireland)
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Predictors of exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary manifestations of primary small vessel vasculitis
C. Newall, J. A. Hunt, L. Harper, C. O. S. Savage, R. A. Stockley, S. L. Hill (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in type 2 diabetic patients with normoalbuminuria and microalbuminuria
A. C. W. Lau, K. W. Lo, G. T. C. Leung, L. Y. C. Yam (Wanchai, Hong Kong)
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Respiratory compensation phase during exercise in chronic heart failure patients
S. Kostianev, M. Tokmakova, B. Dobreva, D. Iluchev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
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Effects of bicameral pacing on exercise capacity and lung gas exchange in patients with severe chronic heart failure (CHF)
E. Berton, R. Quaglione, R. Antonucci, P. Onorati, F. DeMarco, A. Rosato, P. Paoletti, A. Huertas, P. Laveneziana, S. Carlone, P. Serra, P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
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Cardiac output measurement by exercise testing in patients after operation of transposition of great arteries
W. Baden, C. Langerjahn, A. Rau, M. Gass, M. Kumpf, L. Sieverding, M. Hofbeck (Tübingen, Germany)
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Estimation of VO2peak and daily energy expenditure by questionnaire validated by bicycle ergometry
M. Garet, F. Degache, F. Roche, F. Costes, J. R. Lacour, J. C. Barthelemy (St-Etienne, Lyon, France)
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Optimisation and validation of an algorithm for the interpretation of cardio-pulmonary exercise testing
A. Schmid, D. Schilter, W. Strobel, I. Fengels, M. A. Tamm, M. H. Brutsche (Basel, Switzerland)
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A graphical analysis of breath-by-breath oxygen consumption per minute (VO2/m) during exercise
A. Aliverti, P. T. Macklem (Milan, Italy)
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