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The study was funded by Pfizer, Servier Research Group, and Leo Laboratories. Sever reports that his institution held a grant for the conduct of ASCOT in the UK and Ireland; he has also received speaker's honoraria from Pfizer and Amgen and is a recipient of the National Institute for Health Research Senior Investigator Award and supported by the BioMedical Research Centre Award to the Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust. Disclosures for the coauthors are listed in the paper. Pedro-Botet reports receiving lecture honoraria from AstraZeneca, Esteve, Ferrer, Merck, Mylan, and Sanofi. Rubies-Prat reports no relevant financial relationships. Nissen reports receipt of grants from Amgen, Pfizer, Esperion, Lilly, AstraZeneca, the Medicines Company, Takeda, Orexigen, Novo Nordisk, and Novartis.
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