Yu, Wen-Kuang
McNeil, J. Brennan
Wickersham, Nancy E.
Shaver, Ciara M.
Bastarache, Julie A.
Ware, Lorraine B.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Yang-Ming University (Taipei Veterans General Hospital—National Yang-Ming University Excellent Physician Scientists Cultivation Program)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL103836)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL135849)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL135849)
Article History
Received: 17 October 2018
Accepted: 7 January 2019
First Online: 18 January 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The prospective study was approved by Vanderbilt Institutional Review Board (IRB #051065). Informed consent was obtained for sample collection from the patients or surrogates whenever possible; if patients or surrogates were unable to provide consent, the institutional review board granted a waiver of consent due to the minimal risk nature of the study.
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