van Kleef, Monique E. A. M.
Visseren, Frank L. J.
Westerink, Jan
Bots, Michiel L.
Blankestijn, Peter J.
van der Graaf, Yolanda
Spiering, Wilko http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-6407
Article History
Received: 28 June 2019
Accepted: 26 March 2020
First Online: 29 April 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Since participants in this study were not subject to procedures and were not required to follow rules of behaviour outside the scope of routine clinical practice, this study was not subject to the Dutch Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act [ExternalRef removed] [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed]. Therefore, it did not require informed consent or ethical approval, which was approved by the institutional ethics committee of the University Medical Center Utrecht (Medisch Ethische Toetsingscommissie Utrecht, reference number: WAG/mb/16/019878).
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: M.E.A.M. van Kleef is paid from a research grant by Vascular Dynamics, Inc. to study endovascular baroreflex amplification; F.L.J. Visseren, J. Westerink, M.L. Bots, P.J. Blankestijn and Y. van der Graaf report no conflicts; W. Spiering is a consultant for and has received a research grant from Vascular Dynamics, Inc.