Cystic fibrosis lung disease: from diagnosis to end-stage

Oral Presentation
Chairs: S. Stick (Perth, Australia), N. Regamey (London, United Kingdom)

Early detection of lung disease in cystic fibrosis B. Linnane, G. Hall, S. Brennan, S. Stick, P. Sly, C. Robertson, P. Robinson, S. Ranganathan (Melbourne, Perth, Australia)
Serial measures of airway function in infants & preschoolers with cystic fibrosis (CF) according to pseudomonas aeruginosa (PsA) status W. Kozlowska, A. Bush, A. Wade, S. Lum, C. Saunders, A. F. Hoo, J. Stocks (London, United Kingdom)
The diagnostic value of pseudomonas aeruginosa serology as markers of early respiratory infection in young children with cystic fibrosis T. Douglas, C. Goh, K. Winfield, S. Stick, P. Sly, S. Brennan (Perth, Australia)
Endothelial dysfunction in cystic fibrosis: imbalance NOS/arginase? C. Maurey, P. Henno, C. Delclaux, P. Bonnette, D. Israel-biet, M. Levy (Paris, Suresnes, France)
Breath condensate pH in the monitoring of airways inflammation and its response to antibiotic treatment in cystic fibrosis F. Cardinale, M. Corradi, R. Tesse, A. Manca, F. De Robertis, T. Tronci, A. Dellino, M. Berardi, M. F. Mastrototaro, M. S. Loffredo, F. Mangini, F. Cristofori, F. Di Domenico, L. Armenio (Bari, Parma, Italy)
Lung clearance index improves with treatment of an exacerbation in cystic fibrosis A. Horsley, C. Saunders, R. Gray, K. Macleod, M. Dewar, N. Voase, A. Greening, S. Cunningham, J. Davies, E. Alton, J. A. Innes (Edinburgh, London, United Kingdom)
CT scans from CF patients screened for lung transplant; the severe advanced lung disease (SALD) CT scoring system and correlation with survival M. Loeve, P. T. W. van Hal, P. Robinson, P. A. de Jong, M. H. Lequin, G. D. Nossent, H. A. W. M. Tiddens (Rotterdam, Utrecht, Netherlands; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Hyperpolarised helium-3 MRI pre and post physiotherapy in cystic fibrosis: preliminary experiences N. Woodhouse, J. Wild, H. Nigel, E. VanBeek, T. Christopher (Sheffield, United Kingdom; IA, United States Of America)