Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL119441)
Article History
Received: 4 September 2018
Revised: 21 November 2018
Accepted: 18 December 2018
First Online: 28 January 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
: All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the National Jewish Health Institutional Review Board and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.