Zittel, Simone
Hidding, Ute
Trumpfheller, Maria
Baltzer, Vanessa Lupici
Gulberti, Alessandro
Schaper, Miriam
Biermann, Maxine
Buhmann, Carsten
Engel, Andreas K.
Gerloff, Christian
Westphal, Manfred
Stadler, Jana
Köppen, Johannes A.
Pötter-Nerger, Monika
Moll, Christian K. E.
Hamel, Wolfgang
Article History
Received: 21 October 2019
Revised: 4 February 2020
Accepted: 6 February 2020
First Online: 17 February 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Simone Zittel received research support from Merz Pharmaceuticals. She is supported by a grant from the Werner-Otto Foundation and from the EU (euSNN, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks). Ute Hidding has no financial disclosures. Maria Trumpfheller worked for Brainlab AG while the research for this manuscript was being conducted. Vanessa Lupici Baltzer worked for Brainlab AG while the research for this manuscript was being conducted. Alessandro Gulberti has no financial disclosures. Maxine Biermann has no financial disclosures. Carsten Buhmann served on the scientific advisory board for GSK and UCB Pharma and received honoraria for lectures from GSK, Medtronic, Orion Pharma, and UCB. Andreas K. Engel has no financial disclosures. Christian Gerloff received research funding by DFG, EU, BMBF, German RV Nord, German Innovation Fond, Wegener-Stiftung, Schilling-Stiftung, and honoraria as a speaker or consultant from Abbott, Amgen, Bayer Vital, BMS, Boehringer Ingelheim, Sanofi Aventis, Prediction Biosciences. Manfred Westphal has no financial disclosures. Jana Stadler is working for Brainlab AG. Johannes A. Köppen has no financial disclosures. Monika Pötter-Nerger received travel grants from Abbvie and Abbott. She received study funding from Boston Scientific, Licher, Medtronic and Abbott. Christian K.E. Moll received honoraria for consulting (teaching and proctoring) from Abbott. Wolfgang Hamel received lecture fees, honoraria for serving on advisory boards, and travel grants from Brainlab AG, Boston Scientific Inc., Medtronic Inc., and St. Jude Medical, Inc.
: The study was performed according to the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the local ethics committee. All subjects gave informed consent prior to inclusion of the study.