Challenges in sleep medicine: ventilatory failure during sleep

Symposium
Chairs: J-F. Muir (Rouen, France), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)
Aims: The aims of this session are to improve:
- the awareness of the interaction between obesity, COPD and obstructive sleep apnoea
- the knowledge of the pathophysiology of obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome
- the insight in selecting the optimal treatment in obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome (mechanical treatment, weight reduction)
Obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome: prevalence and clinical aspects
J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium)
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Respiratory mechanics and ventilatory control in obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome
J. Van Den Aardweg (Alkmaar, Netherlands)
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Treatment strategies in obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome
J-L. Pepin (Grenoble, France)
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Bariatric surgery for sleep-disordered breathing: what can be expected?
B. Buyse (Leuven, Belgium)
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