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CVRx Inc. provided financial support of the study and supported device implantation and programming.
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M.C.B., N.M., and U.C.H. report no conflicts of interest. R.V. is an employee of CVRx Inc.
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Brandt, M.C., Madershahian, N., Velden, R. et al. Baroreflex activation as a novel therapeutic strategy for diastolic heart failure. Clin Res Cardiol 100, 249–251 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-010-0249-0
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