Clinical aspects of interstitial lung disease

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. P. Baughman (Cincinnati, Oh, United States of America), C. Albera (Orbassano, Italy)

Analysis of small airway function in patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia L. P. Zhang, H. P. Dai, Y. Lu, J. Zhang, M. T. Cai, C. Wang (Beijing, China)
Retrospective analysis of 280 patients with diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLDs) G. Camsari, A. Gur, G. Ozkan, N. D. Bakan, M. Bayram, F. Gorgulu, A. Yeter (Istanbul, Turkey)
Case-control study of statins and interstitial lung disease A. Ponnuswamy, R. Manikanadan, A. Sabetpour, I. M. Keeping, J. P. Finnerty (Chester, United Kingdom)
Exhaled carbon monoxide measurement in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD) E. Shmelev, I. Sivokozov, A. Zayceva (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Vital capacity forced (VCF) and PaO2 to evaluate the evolution of the hypersensivity pneumonia M. A. Sanchez Mecatl, J. G. Carrillo Hernandez, A. Estrada Garrido, M. E. Mejia Avila (Distrito Federal, Mexico)
Report of 106 cases of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia verified by biopsy in Shanghai pulmonary hospital of China H. Li, B. Chen, F. Fan, X. Li, H. Yu, L. Zhao, R. X. Zhang, X. H. Yi, G. J. He (Shanghai, China)
Surgical lung biopsies for diagnosis of interstitial lung disease M. Sigurdsson, H. Isaksson, T. Gudbjartsson, G. Gudmundsson (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Videothoracoscopic lung biopsy (VATS-LB) in the diagnosis of diffuse interstitial lung disease (DILD) and evaluation of an outpatient surgical approach. A prospective multicentric study L. Molins, J. J. Fibla, J. M. Mier, A. Sierra (Barcelona, Spain)
Safety of surgical lung biopsy in the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis J. Gil Carbonell, G. S. Raquel, B. M. Encarnacion, H. G. Belen, S. P. Jose, R. C. Santiago (Alicante, Spain)
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and right ventricular dysfunction predict survival in interstitial lung disease (ILD) T. Corte, S. Wort, M. Gatzoulis, G. Giannakoulas, A. Wells (London, United Kingdom)
Markers of pulmonary vascular compromise predict survival in interstitial lung disease (ILD) T. Corte, S. Wort, M. Gatzoulis, A. Wells (London, United Kingdom)
Procoagulant and antifibrynolitic activities strongly correlate with fibrosis and tissue turn-over markers in patients with active idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis J. Chorostowska-Wynimko, A. Rozy, K. Lewandowska, M. Korzeniewska, J. Kus, M. Franczuk, A. Chcialowski, P. Kopinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Variables associated to desaturation during the six-minute walking test in interstitial lung disease E. Fragoso, M. Aguiar, M. Felizardo, I. Peres Claro, A. C. Mendes, J. Valença, R. Sotto-Mayor, A. Bugalho de Almeida (Lisbon, Portugal)
Environmental and occupational exposure as a risk factor of interstitial lung disease: a case-control study S. Ozsimsir, K. C. Tertemiz, A. Cimrin (Izmir, Turkey)
Mean pulmonary artery diameter (MPAD) on CT scan versus pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) on echocardiogram in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients M. A. Dimadi, F. P. Kokkinis, I. Tsangaridou, P. Tsagouli, S. Tatsi, E. Seferos, L. Thanos (Athens, Lamia, Greece)
Usefulness of HRCT-score as a guide in selection of the optimal site for lung biopsy in DPLD A. Szlubowski, J. Soja, P. Grzanka, B. Papla, D. Wasowski, J. Kuzdzal, A. Cmiel, P. Kopinski, K. Sladek (Zakopane, Krakow, Bydgoszcz, Poland)
Inhibitory effects of the IL-6 receptor superantagonist SANT7 on MAP kinase phosphorylation and cell proliferation induced by IL-6 and TGF-beta1 in human lung fibroblasts G. Pelaia, L. Gallelli, D. Falcone, T. Renda, A. Vatrella, A. Sanduzzi, B. D‘Agostino, F. Rossi, C. Vancheri, R. Savino, R. Maselli, S. Marsico (Catanzaro, Naples, Catania, Italy)
Organising pneumonia -clarithromycin treatment E. Radzikowska, E. Wiatr, R. Langfort, I. Bestry, K. Roszkowski (Warsaw, Poland)
Computer assisted HRCT analysis in IPF patients detects change in ground glass opacity despite stable forced vital capacity K. Flaherty, Y. Xu, J. Guo, F. Martinez, E. Kazerooni, E. Hoffman (Ann Arbor, MI, Iowa City, IA, United States Of America)
Emphysema frequency in the cases who have interstitial lung disease diagnosis K. C. Tertemiz, C. Karaman Eyuboglu, P. Balci, A. Akkoclu (Izmir, Turkey)