Toth, Gabor G.
De Bruyne, Bernard
Kala, Petr
Ribichini, Flavio L.
Casselman, Filip
Ramos, Ruben
Piroth, Zsolt
Fournier, Stephane
Van Mieghem, Carlos
Penicka, Martin
Mates, Martin
Van Praet, Frank
Degriek, Ivan
Barbato, Emanuele
Article History
Received: 14 April 2018
Accepted: 2 July 2018
First Online: 19 July 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: This study is aligned with the Helsinki Declaration’s principles, meaning all patients signed a written informed consent stating that participation was voluntary and that participation could be withdrawn at any time without any negative consequences concerning their current or future medical treatment. Study approval was obtained from the local ethical committees of each participating centers.
: Drs. Barbato and De Bruyne report research grants and consulting fees to the Cardiovascular Research Institute Aalst (Belgium) on their behalf from Abbott Vascular (St. Jude Medical). Dr. G Toth reports research grants and consulting fees from Abbott Vascular (St. Jude Medical), Medtronic, Boston Scientific and Biotronik. No other potential conflict of interest relevant to this original research was reported.