State of the art session: Sleep and breathing disorders

Symposium
Chairs: A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
Aims: to describe recent advances in chronic intermittent hypoxia in diverse respiratory conditions, such as asthma, COPD and obesity, and at different ages, including children.

ERS/EAN/ESO/ESRS Statement on the impact of sleep disorders on risk and outcome of stroke W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)
Hypoxic conditioning as a new therapeutic modality S. Vergès (Grenoble, France)
Asthma, obesity, metabolic dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnoea M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Intermittent hypoxia and sleep disorders in children R. Hamutcu Ersu (Ottawa, Canada)