Malek, Angela M.
Wilson, Dulaney A.
Mateus, Julio
Ash, Emily A.
Turan, Tanya N.
Lackland, Daniel T.
Hunt, Kelly J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL163963, R01HL163963, R01HL163963, R01HL163963)
Article History
Received: 27 March 2025
Accepted: 2 June 2025
First Online: 11 July 2025
Declarations
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: The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Medical University of South Carolina approved the study as expedited research (Pro00077152). Permission was received from the dataset owner to use the information in the databases for the purposes of this research. Patient consent was waived due to the use of previously existing data provided in a limited dataset, and as individuals will not be contacted or identified.
: The authors declare no competing interests.