Annual Congress Vienna 2009

Saturday, 12.09.2009
Sunday, 13.09.2009
Monday, 14.09.2009
Tuesday, 15.09.2009
Wednesday, 16.09.2009

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, abstract number.


Material from 2009:
  • 4047 Abstracts
  • 652 Slide presentations
  • 300 Webcasts
  • 93 Handouts
  • 2150 e-posters
  • 300 Multimedia files
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Systemic consequences of sleep-disordered breathing

E-Communication Session
Chairs: P. Levy (Grenoble, France), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Cerebral grey matter changes in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
V. Castronovo, N. Canessa, F. Alemanno, A. Falini, L. Ferini Strambi, S. Cappa (Milan, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Evaluation of cerebral metabolism after CPAP treatment in OSAS patients
F. Coskun, M. Karadag, G. Gokalp, B. Hakyemez, B. Sonmez, S. Cangur, A. Ursavas, B. Erdogan, C. Erdogan, E. Ege (Bursa, Turkey)
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Retinic vascularitation with topcon system in OSAS patients: preliminary data
R. Bossi, C. Carnevale Carlino, C. Vecchiato, F. M. Massari (Milan, Italy)
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Bone mass loss and risk of fractures on both gender sleep apnoea patients
A. Aparecido Carlesse, R. Montenegro-Rodrigues, C. Fanaro da Costa Damato, V. Fernandes Moça Trevisani (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
M. J. Matos, C. Lopes, A. Catarino, P. Fonseca, J. R. Abreu (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Does obstructive sleep apnoea predispose to reduced renal function?
R. Damodhar, D. Narasimhiah, M. Sivalingam, K. Farrington, I. Chakravorty (Stevenage, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) on cognitive performances
F. Heraut, P. Deblois, M. Brami, F. A. Gomis, F. Djouadi, J. Y. Guillaume, M. Ouayoun, F. Bour, F. Elmassioui (StDenis, France)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Obstructive sleep aponea syndrome and metabolic syndrome X
M. Olteanu, D. Medregoniu, F. M. Nitu, A. Voicu Maceseanu, M. Olteanu, R. Medregoniu (Craiova, Romania)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Metabolic syndrome in obstructive sleep apnea: prevalence and correlation with metabolic abnormalities
S. Farah, L. El Gharbi, M. A. Baccar, S. Toujani, S. Azzabi, B. Dhahri, J. Ben Ammar, M. Drissa, M. S. Maizar, H. Aouina, H. Bouacha (Tunis, Tunisia)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Sexuality in patients with sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD)
D. Petkova, B. Banova, N. Uscheva, Y. Yotov (Varna, Bulgaria)
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Continuous positive airway pressure treatment associates with decreasing glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) even in euglycemic obstructive sleep apnoea patients within normal HbA1c range
A. Panoutsopoulos, T. Chimonas, A. Kallianos, K. Kostopoulos, K. Arampatzi, A. Liakou, C. Kostopoulos, L. Velentza, G. Dionellis, M. Theodorakis (Athens, Argos, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Impaired glucose tolerance and other cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
M. Kumor, P. Bielicki, T. Przybylowski, R. Rubinsztajn, J. Zielinski, R. Chazan (Warsaw, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Increased plasma haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) concentration and cardiovascular complications in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients with and without diabetes
B. Kazanecka, R. Plywaczewski, P. Bielen, L. Jonczak, P. Sliwinski, D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Hepcidin: the new marker for determining nocturnal hypoxia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
E. Bilgin, C. Ozdemir, I. H. Firat, S. Ardic, M. Kizilgun, A. U. Demir (Ankara, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Inflammatory and vasoactive arachidonic acid (aa) metabolites in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
F. Mejza, A. Kania, P. Nastalek, A. Nizankowska-Jedrzejczak, E. Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, A. Szczeklik (Krakow, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Decreased circulating endothelial progenitor cells in obstructive sleep apnea
S. Nakao, S. Osanai, H. Nakano, J. I. Kawabe, T. Ogasa, Y. Ohsaki, N. Hasebe (Asahikawa, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The impact of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (SAOS) on serum testosterone level
R. M. Bercea, C. Cojocaru, G. Rusu, B. Bercea, T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania)
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Associations between increased serum leptin levels and the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea independent of obesity
J. C. M. Lam, M. K. Y. Wong, A. Y. K. Lai, P. Khong, B. Lam, K. S. L. Lam, M. S. M. Ip (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Study of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein & tumor necrosis factor-α) in moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and their response to treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP)
G. D‘Souza, H. Parikh, T. Vinod George (Bangalore, India)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment on C-reactive protein in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
I. Bouloukaki, N. Tzanakis, T. Eleni, M. Violeta, M. Eleni, N. Siafakas, S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster