Longo, Marcello
Bernava, Gianmarco
Calamuneri, Alessandro
Caragliano, Antonio A.
Pitrone, Antonio
Papa, Rosario
Mormina, Enricomaria
Granata, Francesca
Musolino, Rosa
Tessitore, Agostino
Centorrino, Giuseppe
Midiri, Federico
Vernuccio, Federica http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0350-1794
Vinci, Sergio L.
Article History
Received: 7 July 2017
Accepted: 5 April 2018
First Online: 16 April 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Antonio Pitrone declares UNRELATED conflict of interest: Consultancy: Medtronic. Rosario Papa declares UNRELATED conflict of interest: Consultancy: Medtronic. Marcello Longo declares UNRELATED conflict of interest: Consultancy: Medtronic. Sergio L. Vinci declares UNRELATED conflict of interest: Consultancy: Medtronic. Gianmarco Bernava declares that he has no conflict of interest. Alessandro Calamuneri declares that he has no conflict of interest. Antonio A. Caragliano declares that he has no conflict of interest. Enricomaria Mormina declares that he has no conflict of interest. Francesca Granata declares that she has no conflict of interest. Rosa Musolino declares that she has no conflict of interest. Agostino Tessitore declares that he has no conflict of interest. Giuseppe Centorrino declares that he has no conflict of interest. Federico Midiri declares that he has no conflict of interest. Federica Vernuccio declares that she has no conflict of interest.
: 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.
: Informed consent was waived in accordance with the clinical condition of the patient and the protocol was approved by the Ethical Committee.