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COPD Rehabilitation PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Acute exacerbations (AEs) have a negative impact on various aspects of the progression of COPD, but objective and detailed data on the impact of hospitalizations for an AE are needed. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of hospitalization on multiple physical parameters in adults with acute exacerbation of COPD. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Marie Carmen Valenza, Maria José Flores-Barba, Irene Torres-Sánchez, Gerald Valenza-Demet, Irene Cabrera-Martos, Lydia Martin-MartinNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cancer Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Angiosarcomas are rare neoplasms, accounting for approximately 1% of all soft tissue sarcomas. ⋯ Histopathologic tissue diagnosis is essential and inevitable in malignancy patients and should be the main tool to guide the treatment.Reference #1: Primary pulmonary angiosarcoma, an exceptional neoplasm with a poor prognosis: reports of two cases and review of the literature. Obeso Carillo GA, García Fontán EM, Cañizares Carretero MA, Pérez Pedrosa A. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jan 11DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Esra Duman, Hisam Alahdab, Altan Kir, Huseyin BalogluNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Sleep Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Cardiologists and sleep/pulmonary physicians are increasingly co-managing patients in an environment of healthcare cost concerns and other increasing external pressures. The incidence of sleep apnea in patients with atrial fibrillation approaches 100%. Perhaps more concerning is the finding that 60% of patients with severe sleep apnea have significant ventricular arrhythmias. Patients initially diagnosed with arrhythmia due to subjective complaint of palpations may, in fact, have an underlying diagnosis of sleep apnea. Failure to recognize and treat sleep-related breathing disorders results in high costs, both financially and in terms of patients' morbidity and mortality. However, sleep apnea is underdiagnosed due to backlogs in sleep laboratories and limitations of at-home testing. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ian Grasso, Jacob Collen, Mark Haigney, William KellyNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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ILD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Indication of oxygen therapy in Interstitial Lung Diseases is not standardized and its specific requirements are not well defined. Objective: to evaluate Interstitial Lung Disease patients that requires ambulatory oxygen therapy. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Irene Martin, Eva Balcells, Amalia Moreno, Vanesa Vicens, Ana Villar, Alejandra Marin, Esteban Cano, Alejandro Robles, Antonio Xaubet, Sergi Marti, Diego Castillo, Maria MolinaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMINTRODUCTION: Sarcoidosis is a chronic multi-system disorder of unknown etiology characterized by granulomatous inflammation. Commonly involved organs include lymph nodes, lungs, skin, eyes and heart. Pulmonary involvement is manifested as hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy with parenchymal opacities. Pleural effusion and underlying pleural involvement with sarcoidosis is uncommon and is seen in less than 2% of the cases of pulmonary sarcoidosis. We present one of such case. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Deepankar Sharma, Joshua RubenfeldNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.