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Risk of Left Atrial Enlargement in Obese Patients With Obesity-Induced Hypoventilation Syndrome vs Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Yasser Al-Khadra, Fahed Darmoch, Mohammad Alkhatib, Motaz Baibars and M. Chadi Alraies
Ochsner Journal June 2018, 18 (2) 136-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.17.0091
Yasser Al-Khadra
1Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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Fahed Darmoch
1Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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Mohammad Alkhatib
2Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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Motaz Baibars
3Department of Hospital Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, MD
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M. Chadi Alraies
4Department of Interventional Cardiology, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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vol. 18 no. 2 136-140
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https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.17.0091

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1524-5012
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  • Published online June 1, 2018.

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  1. Yasser Al-Khadra, MD1,
  2. Fahed Darmoch, MD1,
  3. Mohammad Alkhatib, MD2,
  4. Motaz Baibars, MD3 and
  5. M. Chadi Alraies, MD4⇑
  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
  2. 2Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
  3. 3Department of Hospital Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, MD
  4. 4Department of Interventional Cardiology, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
  1. Address correspondence to M. Chadi Alraies, MD, Department of Cardiology, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, Heart Hospital, 311 Mack Ave., Detroit, MI 48201. Tel: (216) 255-0008. Email: alraies{at}hotmail.com
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