PG17 Sleep apnoea and hypoventilation: obstruction and more

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), O. Deleanu (Bucuresti, Romania)
Aims: to provide an update on the pathophysiology and clinical phenotypes of various sleep-related breathing disorders, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

Pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea: from clinical closing pressure to ventilatory W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)
Heart rate variability, pulse wave and autonomic state: how to assess cardiovascular risk in a sleep laboratory L. Grote (Göteborg, Sweden)
Group assignment W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), L. Grote (Göteborg, Sweden)
Central sleep apnoea: phenotypes, differentiation and therapeutic approaches K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland)
Hypoventilation during sleep: risk factors, diagnostic algorithms and therapeutic approaches A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Group assignment K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)