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Funding: This study was funded by an investigator sponsored grant from Astra-Zeneca International. Additional funding was provided by the Johns Hopkins Hospitalist Scholars Program.
Conflict of Interest: Dr Jaffer has received a research grant from Astra Zeneca and served as a consultant to Astra Zeneca. Dr White has received funding from Astra-Zeneca International for other investigator-initiated studies. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.