Molteni, Mauro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0071-2900
Crippa, Matteo
Orenti, Annalisa
Polo Friz, Hernan
Menghini, Anna
Tramacere, Pierluigi
Marano, Giuseppe
Cimminiello, Claudio
Boracchi, Patrizia
Article History
First Online: 29 January 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: This research did not receive any specific grants from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
: Dr. Mauro Molteni has received consultancy, lectures and research fees from Bayer, BMS/Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, Novartis, Portola and Sanofi. Dr. Matteo Crippa has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr. Annalisa Orenti has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr. Polo Friz has received personal fees for collaborations as a medical writer, consultant, sponsored conferences and lectures by Sanofi, Bayer, Daiichi Sankyo, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Health and Life, Clinical Forum, Xcape Srl, McCann Complete Medical Srl, IMSHealth London. Dr. Anna Menghini has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr. Pierluigi Tramacere has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr. Giuseppe Marano has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr. Patrizia Boracchi has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr. Claudio Cimminiello has received consultancy/lectures fees from Bayer, BMS/Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Sanofi, and MSD.
: The local Ethics Committee approved the study.
: All patients provided written informed consent.