Right Ventricular Hypertrophy Detected by Echocardiography in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Earl J. Berman; Robert J. DiBenedetto; Donald E. Causey; Tamera Mims; Matthew Conneff; Lloyd S. Goodman; Robert C. Rollings

doi:10.1378/CHEST.100.2.347

Right Ventricular Hypertrophy Detected by Echocardiography in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Earl J. Berman
, Robert J. DiBenedetto
, Donald E. Causey
, Tamera Mims
, Matthew Conneff
, Lloyd S. Goodman
, Robert C. Rollings

Memorial Health University Medical Center

Memorial Medical Center

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Original language	American English
Journal	Chest
Volume	100
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/CHEST.100.2.347
State	Published - Aug 1 1991

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