Sleep disordered breathing 1

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Patakas (Panorama Thessaloniki, Greece), M. Kohler (Zurich, Switzerland), R. Heinzer (Lausanne, Switzerland)

Quality of life and exercise capacity in lung transplant recipients with and without sleep-disordered breathing F. Kruse, B. E. Kleibrink, T. Rabis, Y. Wang, G. Weinreich, M. Kamler, H. Teschler, U. Sommerwerck (Essen, Germany)
Gender differences in comorbidity burden in recently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea patients M. Xanthoudaki, E. Nena, M. Antoniadou, P. Boglou, S. Steiropoulos, P. Ntolios, M. Manidou, K. Archontogeorgis, G. Kolios, D. Bouros, P. Steiropoulos (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with metabolic syndrome A. S. Bediwy, A. M. El-Sherbini, N. Noor (Tanta, Elminia, Egypt)
The micro-RNA hsa-miR-502-3p is down-regulated in the plasma of obstructive sleep apnea patients after 2 weeks of continuous positive airway pressure therapy withdrawal: Data from a randomized controlled trial T. Rechsteiner, E. Schwarz, M. Brock, L. Huber, M. Kohler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Relationship between hepcidin levels and periodic limb movements in sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome O. Abakay, A. Abakay, Y. Palanci, H. Yuksel, H. S. Sen, O. Evliyaoglu, A. C. Tanrrikulu (Diyarbakir, Turkey)
Validation of five different questionnaires for identifying sleep apnea syndrome in a sleep clinic A. Pataka, E. Sourla, A. Paspala, E. Vaitsi, N. Chavouzis, A. Boutou, S. Akritidou, K. Fekete Passa, P. Argyropoulou (Thessaloniki, Greece)
British Lung Foundation patient experience survey of people diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea J. Harris, R. Reeves, M. Allen, I. Jarrold, J. Horne (London, Stoke-on-Trent, Loughborough, United Kingdom)
Leisure-time physical activity predicts complaints of snoring in women: A prospective cohort study over 10 years S. Spörndly-Nees, P. åsenlöf, J. Theorell-Haglöw, M. Svensson, E. Lindberg (Uppsala, Sweden)
Dynamic control of hypercapnia level in COPD patients with sleep-disordered breathing L. Iashyna, Y. Feshchenko, S. Opimakh (Kiev, Ukraine)
How many times should overnight pulse-oximetry be undergone to screen obstructive sleep apnea syndrome? K. Sumi, T. Tsuboi, M. Yamashita, H. Tabata, S. Sakai, M. Minakuchi, S. Oguri, A. Sato (Joyo, Japan)
A pacemaker transthoracic impedance sensor with an advanced algorithm to identify severe sleep apnea: The DREAM European validation study P. Defaye, I. De la Cruz, J. Marti-Almor, R. Villuendas, P. Bru, J. Senechal, R. Tamisier, J. L. Pepin (Grenoble, La Rochelle, Clamart, France; Sevilla, Barcelona, Badalona, Spain)
Does CPAP treatment lead to gastroesophageal reflux in moderate and severe OSA cases? H. Kutbay Özçelik, A. Danalioglu, M. Bayram, M. E. Akkoyunlu, F. Yakar, F. Karaköse, M. Sezer (Istanbul, Turkey)
Erythrocytosis in patients with obstructive sleep apnea P. Arrieta Narváez, C. Jurkojc Mohrenberger, E. Mañas Baena, C. Gotera Rivera, R. Mirambeaux Villalona, P. Lazo Meneses, D. Barrios Barreto, E. Perez Rodriguez, J. Garcia de Leaniz (Madrid, Spain)
C reactive protein and obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients A. Di Marco Berardino, A. Ferravante, E. Capristo, L. Viglietta, S. Valente, F. Mormile (Rome, Italy)
Etiological diagnosis of hypersomnia: Which data can we use? I. Franco, I. Esteves, A. Antunes, F. Inês (Porto, Portugal)
A novel postal-based approach to diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea in a high risk population B. Prudon, J. Hughes, J. Stradling, S. West (Newcastle upon Tyne, Oxford, United Kingdom)
Ultrasound measurement of anterior neck soft tissue thickness and its correlation with obstructive sleep apnea R. Franco-Elizondo, S. Gupta, J. Mora, G. Murali, A. Wani (Philadelphia, United States Of America)
Network-based assessment of sleep apnea syndrome treatment response A. Topirceanu, M. Udrescu, A. Muresan, S. Mihaicuta (Timisoara, Romania)
Acromegaly screening in patients with sleep apnea symptoms A. Méndez, A. Baloira, A. M. Fortuna, M. Mayos, E. Naval, J. Costán, A. Perpiña, M. Vázquez, S. López, E. Zamora, M. Mosterio, I. Fernández, E. Mañas, J. Albares (Barcelona, Pontevedra, Alzina, Zaragoza, Leganés, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Vigo, Spain)
The efficacy of CPAP and oral appliances in moderate obstructive sleep apnoea, used as CBO guideline states L. Visscher, M. G. J. Brusse-Keizer, M. M. M. Eijsvogel (Enschede, Netherlands)