Corresponding Author: Franz H. Messerli, MD, Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010 Bern, Switzerland (messerli.f@gmail.com).
Published Online: April 3, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1282
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Maddox has received grants from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, consulting fees from Creative Educational Concepts and Atheneum Partners, and honoraria and personal fees from the University of Utah, NewYork-Presbyterian, Westchester Medical Center, Sentara Heart Hospital, Henry Ford Health System, and University of California, San Diego; is the Executive Director of the Healthcare Innovation Lab at BJC HealthCare/Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis; advises Myia Labs through his institution, which receives equity compensation; and is the director of JF Maddox Foundation. Dr Messerli has received personal fees from Menarini, Medtronic, and Pfizer. No other disclosures were reported.
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