Samuelson Bannow, B. T.
Walter, R. B.
Gernsheimer, T. B.
Garcia, D. A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL007093)
Article History
First Online: 7 September 2017
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: The authors have no relevant conflicts of interest to report.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: A waiver of informed consent was granted by the IRB (based upon lack of direct patient contact, minimal risk and inability to contact many subjects due to death or other circumstances).