Corresponding Author: Guy Amit, MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, 237 Barton St E, Hamilton, ON L8L2X2, Canada (amit@hhsc.ca).
Published Online: April 19, 2017. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2017.0901
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.
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