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Authors
Hohneck, Anna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-2770
Keese, Michael
Ruemenapf, Gerhard
Amendt, Klaus
Muertz, Hannelore
Janda, Katharina
Akin, Ibrahim
Borggrefe, Martin
Sigl, Martin
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Open Access Publishing)
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Article History
Received: 16 August 2019
Accepted: 15 November 2019
First Online: 9 December 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the local ethical committee, Medical Ethic Commission II, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany. All patients gave verbal consent to the ultrasound screening and data collection. Data were analyzed anonymously. As the ultrasound examination is part of the clinical routine in cardiovascular medicine without known harmful effects, verbal consent was considered sufficient and approved by the local ethics committee. Data protection was in accordance with the EU Data Protection Directive.
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: Ibrahim Akin is a member of the editorial board of BMC Cardiovascular Disorders.
