Meyer, Melissa M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2618-3971
Schmidt, Alexander
Benrath, Justus
Konstandin, Simon
Pilz, Lothar R.
Harrington, Michael G.
Budjan, Johannes
Meyer, Mathias
Schad, Lothar R.
Schoenberg, Stefan O.
Haneder, Stefan
Article History
Received: 15 January 2019
Revised: 21 April 2019
Accepted: 3 June 2019
First Online: 1 July 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Melissa Meyer, MD.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.Lothar R. Pilz, co-author.Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • prospective• case-control study• performed at one institution