Baumbach, Hardy
Schairer, Eva R.
Wachter, Kristina
Rustenbach, Christian
Ahad, Samir
Stan, Alina
Hill, Stephan
Bramlage, Peter http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4121-6866
Franke, Ulrich F. W.
Schäufele, Tim
Article History
Received: 9 August 2018
Accepted: 22 April 2019
First Online: 14 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study received prior approval from the “Ärztekammer Stuttgart” institutional review board and was carried out in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki. All patients provided their written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: HB and PB are working as consultant physicians for Edwards Lifesciences. HB, SA and UF are working as consultant physicians for JenaValve Technology GmbH. HB received institutional grants from JenaValve Technology GmbH and Edwards Lifesciences. PB received institutional grants from Edwards Lifesciences. The other authors have no competing interest to disclose.
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