Unmasking the mechanisms of symptoms and exercise limitation in disease

Poster Discussion
Chairs: Richard Casaburi (Rancho Palos Verdes, United States of America), Luis Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain)

"It’s all bad": Fear avoidance beliefs predict lack of differentiation between dyspnea dimensions in anticipation of exercise-related dyspnea Thomas Janssens (Leuven, Belgium), Thomas Janssens
Physical activity in patients with asthma Thomas Bahmer (Grosshansdorf, Germany), Thomas Bahmer, Anne Kirsten, Fee Schatz, Christian Herzmann, Benjamin Waschki, Klaus F. Rabe, Henrik Watz
Physical activity in COPD and its relationship to exercise performance and sleep Stéphanie Saxer (Zürich, Switzerland), Stéphanie Saxer, Elisabeth Hasler, Michael Furian, Konrad Bloch, Silvia Ulrich
Descriptors of exertional dyspnea across the COPD severity spectrum Katherine Webb (Kingston, Canada), Katherine Webb, Denis O’Donnell, Alberto Neder
Structural determinants of exercise ventilatory inefficiency in mild-to-moderate COPD J. Alberto Neder (Kingston, Canada), Joshua Jones, Joel Zelt, Ingrid Rafferty, Luiza Castanhas, Daniel Hirai, Denis O’Donnell, J. Alberto Neder
Relationships between the sensation of activity limitation and functional abilities in asthma patients François Vermeulen (Borex, Switzerland), Francois Vermeulen, Audrey Chirumberro, Peter Rummens, Marie Bruyneel, Vincent Ninane
Prediction of maximal oxygen uptake at high altitude Min-Yeong Kang (Palaiseau, France), Min-Yeong Kang, Bernard Sapoval
Respiratory timing and dynamic hyperinflation during incremental exercise in patients with COPD Bente Frisk (Sandsli, Norway), Bente Frisk, Birgitte Espehaug, Jon Andrew Hardie, Liv Inger Strand, Rolf Moe-Nilssen, Tomas Mikal Eagan, Per Bakke, Einar Thorsen
Relationship between dysfunctional breathing and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in athletic populations Irisz Karolina Levai (Bergen, Norway), Irisz Karolina Levai, James H. Hull, Greg Whyte, John W. Dickinson
Physiological determinants of reduced tolerance to interval exercise in moderate-to-severe COPD Daniela Bravo (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Daniela Bravo, Ana Cristina Gimenes, Maria Clara Alencar, Beatriz Amorim, Daniel Hirai, Dennis O’Donnell, J. Alberto Neder, Luiz Eduardo Nery
Associations between lung diffusion impairment, ventilatory inefficiency and exercise intolerance in mild to very severe COPD Katherine Webb (Kingston, Canada), Conor O’Donnell, Katherine Webb, Alberto Neder, Denis O’Donnell
CO2 inhalation attenuates exercise-induced rise of pulmonary artery pressure under acute hypoxia condition Anne Charloux (Strasbourg, France), Stephane Doutreleau, Irina Enache, Cristina Pistea, Bernard Geny, Anne Charloux
Effect of hyperoxia on exercise performance in COPD: Randomized trial Silvia Ulrich (Zürich, Switzerland), Silvia Ulrich, Stéphanie Saxer, Elisabeth Hasler, Michael Furian, Konrad Bloch
Modeling of oxygen uptake kinetics during exercise testing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) Florent Baty (St. Gallen, Switzerland), Florent Baty, Christian Ritz, Arnoldus van Gestel, Martin Brutsche, Daniel Gerhard
Comparison of cardiopulmonary responses between a new spot marching test and six minute walk test in mild to moderate COPD patients Vatcharaporn Khaweephab (Khon Kaen, Thailand), Vatcharaporn Khaweephab, Chulee Jones, Chatchai Phimphasak, David Jones
Ventricular-arterial coupling is preserved during exercise in patients with COPD Neil Eves (Kelowna, Canada), Neil Eves, Jinelle Gelinas