XII AIST 2018 Conference: “The thousand faces of cough: clinical and therapeutic updates”

Alessandro Zanasi; Antonio M. Morselli-Labate; Massimiliano Mazzolini; Marianna Mastroroberto; Roberto W. Dal Negro; Ivan Poliacek; Alyn H. Morice; Sara Maio; Giovanni Viegi; Jamie Koufman; Francesco Torresan; Alexandros Ioannou; Daniele Mandolesi; Elisa Liverani; Amedeo Montale; Franco Bazzoli; Fabio Baldi; Maurizio Zompatori; Giovanni A. Fontana; Ahmad Kantar; Peter Dicpinigaitis; Clive Page; Surinder S. Birring; Francesco Tursi

doi:10.4081/mrm.2018.152

XII AIST 2018 Conference: “The thousand faces of cough: clinical and therapeutic updates”

Authors

Alessandro Zanasi Associazione Italiana Studio Tosse/Italian Association for Cough Study)
Antonio M. Morselli-Labate Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna
Massimiliano Mazzolini Italian Association for Cough Study (AIST), Bologna
Marianna Mastroroberto Italian Association for Cough Study (AIST), Bologna
Roberto W. Dal Negro National Centre for Respiratory Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmcoepidemiology, CESFAR, Verona
Ivan Poliacek Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Medical Biophysics, Mala Hora 4, 03601 Martin
Alyn H. Morice Respiratory Medicine, University of Hull/Hull York Medical School, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Yorkshire
Sara Maio Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC-CNR), Pisa
Giovanni Viegi Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC-CNR), Pisa; Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology (IBIM-CNR), Palermo
Jamie Koufman Voice Institute of New York, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Mt. Sinai Medical System, New York
Francesco Torresan Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna
Alexandros Ioannou Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna
Daniele Mandolesi Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna
Elisa Liverani Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna
Amedeo Montale Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna
Franco Bazzoli Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna
Fabio Baldi Centro di Studio e Ricerca sulle Malattie dell’Esofago - Università di Bologna, Bologna; GVM Care & Research, VAH Bologna - MCH Cotignola, Cotignola, Ravenna
Maurizio Zompatori Bologna University, DIMES Dept, Bologna
Giovanni A. Fontana University of Florence, Florence
Ahmad Kantar Pediatric Asthma and Cough Centre, Istituti Ospedalieri Bergamaschi, University and Research Hospitals, Ponte San Pietro (BG)
Peter Dicpinigaitis Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
Clive Page Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London, London
Surinder S. Birring Respiratory Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London
Francesco Tursi Department of Pneumology, Lodi Hospital, Lodi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2018.152

Keywords:

Antitussive drugs Cough GERD Pollution Phenotypes Respiratory diseases

Abstract

This paper summarizes the presentations submitted for publication of the 12th AIST National Congress (Associazione Italiana Studio Tosse/Italian Association for Cough Study) entitled “The thousand facets of cough. A clinical and therapeutic update”, which occurred last February 2nd-3rd, 2018 in Bologna (Italy). It summarizes the contributions from leading experts of the sector, who, as in the previous editions, also this year have analyzed a problem too often underestimated which still has many dark sides as regards both the diagnosis and the therapy of cough. The Scientific Committee has chosen topics that had less space in previous editions and these are topical subjects representing a concrete opportunity for learning and comparison of opinions, as well as indispensable elements for the correct management of the symptoms. Hereby we report the abstracts of the works submitted for publication in this Meeting report. The main topics have covered Cough relationship with nerve vagus, ATP, air pollution, GERD, imaging, COPD, pediatric and therapy. Of particular interest it is the preliminary data on cough hydration ratio that shows a highly significant correlation between dehydration and cough.