Vasella, Flavio
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Akeret, Kevin
Smoll, Nicolas R.
Germans, Menno R.
Jehli, Elisabeth
Bozinov, Oliver
Regli, Luca
Stienen, Martin N. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-1787
Article History
Received: 12 July 2018
Accepted: 13 August 2018
First Online: 28 August 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All the 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 local ethics committee (Kantonale Ethikkommission KEK-ZH 2012–0244) approved the prospective collection and analysis of data in the patient registry. The study was registered at ExternalRef removed (NCT01628406) and follows the STROBE recommendation for observational studies. All patients consented to the additional telephone interview. No funding was received for this study. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants for whom identifying information is included in this article.