Kirkpatrick, Angelia C.
Stoner, Julie A.
Donna-Ferreira, Fabiola
Malatinszky, George C.
Guthery, Leslie D.
Scott, James
Prodan, Calin I.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (1I01CX000340)
American Heart Association (15GRNT25270010)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (U54GM104938)
Article History
Received: 2 November 2018
Accepted: 24 January 2019
First Online: 6 February 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the local Veterans Affairs Research and Development Committee rules and regulations. The study was carried out in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 (and as revised in 1983). Individual informed consent was obtained for all study participants.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.