Christodoulou, Evangelia
van Smeden, Maarten
Edlinger, Michael
Timmerman, Dirk
Wanitschek, Maria
Steyerberg, Ewout W.
Van Calster, Ben http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1613-7450
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Foundation – Flanders (G0B4716N)
Internal Funds KU Leuven (C24/15/037)
Article History
Received: 1 October 2020
Accepted: 15 February 2021
First Online: 22 March 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Both datasets originated from observational studies. For the CARDIIGAN dataset, patients gave their written informed consent for the coronary angiography and approval has been attained from the ethics committee of the Medical University Innsbruck. The IOTA dataset originated from multiple study waves. The research protocols were approved by the ethics committee of the University Hospitals KU Leuven and by each participating center’s local ethics committee. Following the requirements of the local ethics committees, oral or written informed consent was obtained from the women before their ultrasound scan and surgery.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.