Erratum to the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a prospective observational study
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Erratum to the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a prospective observational study

Aljohara S. Almeneessier1, Samar Z. Nashwan2,3, Mostafa Q. Al-Shamiri4, Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal5, Ahmed S. BaHammam2,3

1Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2The University Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;3The Strategic Technologies Program of the National Plan for Sciences and Technology and Innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;4King Fahad Cardiac Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;5Somnogen Canada Inc., Toronto, Canada

Correspondence to: Prof. Ahmed S. BaHammam, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine, Director. Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Box 225503, Riyadh 11324, Saudi Arabia. Email: ashammam2@gmail.com or ashammam@ksu.edu.sa.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.06.140


Erratum to: J Thorac Dis 2017;9:779-788.

In the article that appeared on Page 779–788, Vol 9, No 3 (March 2017) Issue of the Journal of Thoracic Disease (1), there are some mistakes in the arterial blood gases, FEV1 and FVC results presented in Table 1. The correct table should have been shown as below:

We regret the errors.

Table 1
Table 1 Demographic and sleep characteristics of all participants and comparisons between patients with low and high pulmonary artery pressure (PAP)
Full table

References

  1. Almeneessier AS, Nashwan SZ, Al-Shamiri MQ, et al. The prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a prospective observational study. J Thorac Dis 2017;9:779-88. [Crossref] [PubMed]
Cite this article as: Almeneessier AS, Nashwan SZ, Al-Shamiri MQ, Pandi-Perumal SR, BaHammam AS. Erratum to the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a prospective observational study. J Thorac Dis 2017;9(7):E658-E659. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.06.140

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