Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, abstract number.
Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, abstract number.
Current controversies in sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)
Symposium Chairs: M.R. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy), R.L. Riha (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), A. Malhotra (San Diego, United States of America)
Aims: The aims of this symposium are to:
- Present a state-of-the-art update on the controversies in SDB;
- Present the current knowledge on how sleep apnoea and central apnoea impact or are impacted by cancer, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and heart failure;
- Increase knowledge and understanding of the management of sleep apnoea in comorbid conditions; and,
- Highlight deficiencies in our knowledge of the interaction of SDB with comorbidities, with the aim of stimulating enquiry and research in this area.