A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy), J. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Late Breaking Abstract - Increased serum levels of YKL-40 in male smoking chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients associated with altered miRNA levels in alveolar macrophages B. Zöhrer (Stockholm, Sweden), A. James (Stockholm, Sweden), N. Souihi (Stockholm, Sweden), B. Brundin (Stockholm, Sweden), R. Karimi (Stockholm, Sweden), D. Erle (San Francisco, United States of America), S. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden), C. Sköld (Stockholm, Sweden), Å. Wheelock (Stockholm, Sweden)
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Detecting shortness of breath remotely and accurately using smartphones and vocal biomarkers S. Hassan (Haifa, Israel), D. Aronovich (Haifa, Israel), K. Kotzen (Haifa, Israel), . Mohan (Collegeville, PA, United States of America), R. Tal-Singer (Collegeville, PA, United States of America), P. Simonelli (Pennsylvania, United States of America)
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A combination of biomarkers for fibrinolysis and basement membrane destruction predicts mortality in the ECLIPSE COPD cohort J. Sand (Herlev, Denmark), S. Rønnow (Herlev, Denmark), L. Langholm (Herlev, Denmark), M. Karsdal (Herlev, Denmark), T. Manon-Jensen (Herlev, Denmark), R. Tal-Singer (Collegeville, PA, United States of America), B. Miller (Collegeville, PA, United States of America), J. Vestbo (Manchester, United Kingdom), D. Leeming (Herlev, Denmark)
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in patients with COPD/emphysema, bronchiectasis and asthma J. Tüffers (Marburg, Germany), M. Veith (Marburg, Germany), A. Klemmer (Marburg, Germany), E. Peychev (Marburg, Germany), C. Berndt (Marburg, Germany), V. Kotke (Marburg, Germany), C. Herr (Homburg/Saar, Germany), R. Bals (Homburg/Saar, Germany), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany), T. Greulich (Marburg, Germany)
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Desmosine is a predictor of long-term cardiovascular mortality in bronchiectasis J. Huang (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), E. Kuzmanova (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), A. Dicker (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), H. Keir (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), S. Finch (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), S. Aliberti (MIlan, Italy), T. Fardon (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), J. Chalmers (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom)
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Low blood eosinophil count is associated with gram-positive cocci infection and poor clinical outcomes in severe exacerbations of COPD F. Wang (Beijing, China), L. Yang (Beijing, China), M. Wang (Beijing, China), B. He (Beijing, China)
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Collagen and elastin turnover increase at COPD exacerbation irrespectively its etiology E. Papakonstantinou (Basel, Switzerland), J. Sand (Herlev, Denmark), L. Grize (Basel, Switzerland), H. Hirsch (Basel, Switzerland), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland), M. Karsdal (Herlev, Denmark), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
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