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Symptoms of Respiratory Disease PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The purpose of our work is to determine the profile of patients most likely to develop these episodes taking into account obstructive airway problems such as asthma or COPD as the most common and therefore investigated the airway eosinophilic inflammation (asthma type cough and eosinophilic bronchitis) as well as active smoking or the presence of chronic airflow obstruction (CAO). ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Carolina Gotera, Carolina Jurkojc Mohremberger, Adalberto PachecoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Symptoms of Respiratory Disease PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: FeNO (fractional exhaled nitric oxide) may help identify cases of NAEB (nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis) or asthma. The aim of this study is to evaluate the utility of FeNO in the evaluation of chronic cough ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Vijo PouloseNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pulmonary Hypertension Posters ISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH; OMIM 178600) is a progressive vascular disorder characterized by pulmonary vascular resistance increase, vascular remodelling and right heart failure. In pulmonary arteriolar smooth muscle cells (PASMC), canonical TRP channels (TRPC) are involved in agonist-mediated pulmonary vasoconstriction and mitogen-mediated cell proliferation. TRPC6 is an isoform and a critical contributor to the elevated [Ca2+]cyt in PAH PASMC. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Guillermo Pousada, Adolfo Baloira, Carlos Vilariño, Diana ValverdeNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pulmonary Vascular Disease CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 04:15 PM - 05:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Thromboembolic events including pulmonary embolism (PE) are known to occur in association with advanced stages of lung cancer. Known cancer is a risk factor for development of venous thromboembolism, including PE. However, when a patient without known cancer presents with acute PE, cancer as a potential cause of PE may not always be explored. We present a case of acute PE, later found to have adenocarcinoma of lung with metastasis. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Viral Patel, Abhay Vakil, Mehul Rooparelia, Kelly Cervellione, Samir SarkarNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To develop and validate a new index to predict mortality, hospital readmission and their combination to 3 and 12 months in patients hospitalized for AECOPD. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Jordi Juanola Pla, Pedro Almagro Mena, Joan B Soriano, Francico Cabrera, Ramon Boixeda, Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz, Cristina Murio, Jesus Diez, Bienvenido Barreiro, Josep Lluis HerediaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.