Brown, Edward H. Jr
Peiper, Nicholas C.
Furmanek, Stephen
McCants, Kelly C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Abbott Laboratories (NHF 23-18)
Article History
Received: 20 June 2025
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 26 January 2026
Declarations
:
: Ethics approval was obtained from the Western-Copernicus Group (WCG) Institutional Review Board on 11/22/2023 for study protocol # 23-N0338. Participant consent to participate was not required as the study utilized secondary analysis of previously acquired de-identified data.
: All authors affirm that no protected or identifiable information was viewed or reported for publication in this manuscript.
: Stephen Furmanek and Kelly McCants have no financial interests. Nicholas Peiper reports scientific advisory fees and stock options from Meru Health. Edward Brown reports scientific consultation fees from Meru Health.