Sedaghat, Alexander http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7015-1056
Vij, Vivian
Streit, Samuel R.
Schrickel, Jan Wilko
Al-Kassou, Baravan
Nelles, Dominik
Kleinecke, Caroline
Windecker, Stephan
Meier, Bernhard
Valglimigli, Marco
Nietlispach, Fabian
Nickenig, Georg
Gloekler, Steffen
Article History
Received: 23 December 2018
Accepted: 30 June 2019
First Online: 5 July 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Alexander Sedaghat has received travel grants from Abbott, Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences. Baravan Al-Kassou has received travel grants from Abbott. Jan Wilko Schrickel has participated in clinical trials conducted by Abbott. Fabian Nietlispach is a consultant to Abbott, Edwards Lifesciences, and Medtronic. Marco Valgimigli reports research grants, advisory board and lectures fees from Abbott; Stephan Windecker received grants to the institution from Abbott, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences; Bernhard Meier received speaker and proctor fees from Abbott. Georg Nickenig has received speaker honoraria from Abbott. Steffen Gloekler received institutional grants from Abbott and a grant from the Swiss Heart Foundation. The other authors have no conflicts of interest.
: Declaration of Helsinki: The authors state that the study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki. The locally appointed ethics committee has approved the research protocol. Informed consent has been obtained from the subjects.