Severe asthma and COPD

Oral Presentation
Chairs: E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), E. Irusen (Tygerberg, South Africa)
High BMI in severe asthma is associated with co-morbid factors but not with increased airway inflammation or -obstruction
I. H. Van Veen, M. C. Timmers, E. H. Bel, A. ten Brinke (Leiden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Significance of persistent airflow obstruction in patients with severe asthma
D. Bumbacea, D. Campbell, D. S. Robinson, K. F. Chung (London, United Kingdom; Bucharest, Romania)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Treatment of moderate to severe asthma with ciclesonide: a long-term investigation over 52 weeks
B. J. O'Connor, S. Kilfeather, D. Cheung, P. Sips, M. D. Blagden, H. Kafé, C. Biberger (London, Sunderland, Chesterfield, United Kingdom; Schiedam, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Saint Quentin, France; Konstanz, Germany)
Congress or journal article abstract
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Effects of montelukast on tapering inhaled corticosteroids in patients with asthma
S. Nakajima, Y. Tohda, M. Fujimura, H. Taniguchi, K. Takagi, T. Igarashi, H. Yasuhara, K. Takahashi (Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Mometasone furoate reduces oral corticosteroid requirements and permits recovery of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in patients with severe persistent asthma
J. P. Karpel, W. Lumry, E. Kerwin (Bronx, Dallas, Medford, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Montelukast in cases of severe asthma
J. C. Magariños, R. García Yanneo (Montevideo, Uruguay)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The effect of high dose bronchodilators on cardiac function in elderly people with severe COPD or asthma
A. Dor, M. Krasnowska, E. Passowicz, H. Nowosad, E. Marszalek, M. Malolepszy (Wroclaw, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstract