Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HHSN268201800013I; HHSN268201800014I; HHSN268201800015I;HHSN268201800010I; HHSN268201800011I; HHSN268201800012I)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (HHSN268201800013I; HHSN268201800014I; HHSN268201800015I;HHSN268201800010I; HHSN268201800011I; HHSN268201800012I)
Article History
Received: 22 March 2021
Revised: 8 June 2021
Accepted: 9 June 2021
First Online: 21 June 2021
Declarations
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: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained from Jackson State University, University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Tougaloo College. All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institutes of Health; or the US Department of Health and Human Services.