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Acute heart failure presentations and outcomes during the fasting month of Ramadan: an observational report from seven Middle Eastern countries

Amar M. SalamAdult Cardiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar;
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Kadhim SulaimanDepartment of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
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Alawi A. Alsheikh-AliCollege of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; ;Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;
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Rajvir SinghBiostatistics Section, Cardiovascular Research, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar;
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Nidal AsaadAdult Cardiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar;
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Awad Al-QahtaniAdult Cardiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar;
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Imtiaz SalimAdult Cardiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar;
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Khalid F AlHabibDepartment of Cardiac Sciences, King Fahad Cardiac Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;
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Ibrahim Al-ZakwaniCollege of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacy, Sultan Qaboos University, and Gulf Health Research, Oman;
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Mohammed Al-JarallahDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al-Ahmed Cardiac Center, Kuwait;
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Wael AlMahmeedCleveland Clinic, Abdu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;
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Bassam BulbanatDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al-Ahmed Cardiac Center, Kuwait;
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Mustafa RidhaDepartment of Cardiology, Adan Hospital, Kuwait;
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Nooshin BazarganiDepartment of Cardiology, Dubai hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;
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Haitham AminDepartment of Cardiology, Mohammed Bin Khalifa Cardiac Center, Manamah, Bahrain;
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Ahmed Al-MotarrebDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen;
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Husam Al FalehDepartment of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;
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Hanan AlbackrDepartment of Cardiac Sciences, King Fahad Cardiac Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;
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Prashanth PandurangaDepartment of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
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Abdulla ShehabInternal Medicine Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), UAE University, United Arab Emirates;
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Jassim Al SuwaidiAdult Cardiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; ;Qatar Cardiovascular Research Center, Doha, QatarCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 237-245 | Received 19 Jun 2017, Accepted 04 Sep 2017, Published online: 03 Oct 2017

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