Khirfan, Ghaleb
Ahmed, Mostafa K.
Faulx, Michael D.
Dakkak, Wael
Dweik, Raed A.
Tonelli, Adriano R.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (NIH grant # R01HL130307)
Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt
Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
Article History
Received: 18 June 2018
Accepted: 20 December 2018
First Online: 8 January 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Cleveland Clinic institutional review board (study number: 06–245 and 14–1069). Written informed consent was waived given the retrospective nature of the study.
: Ghaleb Khirfan MD: The author has no significant conflicts of interest with any companies or organization whose products or services may be discussed in this article.Mostafa K. Ahmed MD: The author has no significant conflicts of interest with any companies or organization whose products or services may be discussed in this article.Michael D. Faulx MD: The author has no significant conflicts of interest with any companies or organization whose products or services may be discussed in this article.Wael Dakkak MD: The author has no significant conflicts of interest with any companies or organization whose products or services may be discussed in this article.Raed A. Dweik MD: The author has no significant conflicts of interest with any companies or organization whose products or services may be discussed in this article.Adriano R. Tonelli MD: The author has no significant conflicts of interest with any companies or organization whose products or services may be discussed in this article.
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