Joswig, Holger http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3540-3910
Neff, Armin
Ruppert, Christina
Hildebrandt, Gerhard
Stienen, Martin Nikolaus
Article History
Received: 6 November 2017
Accepted: 5 March 2018
First Online: 14 March 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
: Written informed consent was obtained from all included patients. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Cantonal Ethical Review Board St. Gallen, Switzerland (EKSG 13/061) with the Helsinki Declaration (1964, amended most recently in 2008) of the World Medical Association and registered underExternalRef removed(Identifier: NCT01945554).
: Dr. Holger Joswig receives speaker honoraria from UCB Canada and travel grants from Medtronic. All other authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Cantonal Ethical Review Board St. Gallen, Switzerland (EKSG 13/061) and with the Helsinki Declaration (1964, amended most recently in 2008) of the World Medical Association.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all included patients.