Acknowledgments
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The authors thank Prof. Dr Adnan Kastrati, MD, and Prof. Dr Gjin Ndrepepa, MD (Deutsches Herzzentrum Muechen, Technische Universitaet Mueunchen, Munich, Germany, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Germany), for their advice regarding the statistical analysis of this study. We also thank Prof. Dr Yoshitaka Murakami, PhD (Department of Medical Statistics, Toho University School of Medicine), for his advice in the interpretation of the study findings. The authors also thank Mebix, Inc., for their significant contribution in selecting the participating centers, in supervising or monitoring of the centers, and in collecting trial data.