Marks, Edward C. A.
Wilkinson, Tom M.
Frampton, Chris M.
Skelton, Lorraine
Pilbrow, Anna P.
Yandle, Tim G.
Pemberton, Chris J.
Doughty, Robert N.
Whalley, Gillian A.
Ellis, Chris J.
Troughton, Richard W.
Owen, Maurice C.
Pattinson, Neil R.
Cameron, Vicky A.
Richards, A. Mark
Gieseg, Steven P.
Palmer, Barry R. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0741-5033
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart Foundation of New Zealand (HFNZ1417)
Health Research Council of New Zealand
Callaghan Innovation
Article History
Received: 29 August 2017
Accepted: 23 July 2018
First Online: 15 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the New Zealand (NZ) Multi-Region Ethics Committee and all participating patients provided written, informed consent.
: Not applicable – this article does not report an individual participant’s data in any form.
: BRP is a member of the Editorial Board of BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. The other authors have no competing interests to declare.
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